Cranial Base: Superior View
Anatomy
Frontal bone ( Groove for
superior sagittal sinus, Frontal crest, Groove for anterior meningeal vessels, Foramen cecum, Superior
surface of orbital part). Ethmoid bone, Crista galli, Cribriform
plate. Sphenoid bone, Lesser wing, Anterior
clinoid process, Greater wing, Groove for middle meningeal vessels (frontal
branches), Yoke, Prechiasmatic
groove, Tuberculum sellae, Hypophyseal fossa, Dorsum sellae, Posterior clinoid process, Carotid groove
(for int. carotid a.), Clivus.
Temporal bone : Squamous part, Petrous part, Groove for
lesser petrosal nerve, Groove for
greater petrosal nerve, Arcuate
eminence, Trigeminal impression, Groove for superior petrosal sinus, Groove for
sigmoid sinus. Occipital bone :
Clivus, Groove for
inferior petrosal sinus, Basilar part, Groove for posterior meningeal vessels, Condyle, Groove for
transverse sinus, Groove for
occipital sinus, Internal
occipital crest, Internal
occipital protuberance, Groove for
superior sagittal sinus.