Data on the structure of individual bones of the skull and its integral formations are given: eye socket, nasal cavity, cranial pits, etc.; features of bone development, differences in the newborn's skull are illuminated, characteristics of age-related changes are given, the basics of X-ray anatomy are described, data on the content of integral formations (vessels, nerves, muscles, etc.) are systematized. When describing the main formations of the skull, along with the Russian names of bone structures, the corresponding Latin terms are given.