2 - Functional Anatomy of Cranial Sutures Flashcards
What type of joint is a cranial suture?
Fibrous synarthrotic joints
The skull is formed from two types of bone - what are they both called?
1) Endochondral bones
2) Dermal bones
How does endochrondral bone develop?
From cartilaginous precursors.
How does dermal bone develop?
Ossifies directly from mesenchyme.
What groups of bones form the dermal bone subset?
Bones of the face
Bones of the cranial vault
What groups of bones form the endochondral group?
Higher laryngeal skeleton
Cranial base bones
What two developmental tissue origins does the skull form bone from?
Neural crest tissue
Mesoderm
What parts of the skull are derived from mesoderm?
Brain case
cranial vault + floor
What parts of the skull are derived from neural crest tissue?
Facial skeleton
Upper laryngeal skeleton
What are the 3 developmental parts of the skull?
1) Chondrocranium
2) Splanchnocranium
3) Dermatocranium
The chondrocranium is involved in the development of bone associated with which skull feature?
Bones involved with special senses
The dermatocranium is involved functionally with the development of which skull bones?
What is the function?
Cranial vault + facial skeleton
Mastication
What are the 3 developmental contributions of the chondrocranium?
1) 3 pairs of cartilaginous precursors
2) Capsules for sensory organs
3) Occipital cartilages
What are the 3 pairs of cartilaginous precursors?
1) Prechordal
2) Hypophyseal
3) Parachordal
What structure is the splanchocranium associated with?
Pharyngeal arches
How many pharyngeal arches did humans used to have?
How many do they now have?
6
Now have 5.
What direction do the pharyngeal arches form?
Cranio-caudal succession.
What pharyngeal arch is no longer present?
No. 5
What are the 4 parts to each pharyngeal arch?
1) Ectoderm (outside)
2) Mesenchymal core
3) Endoderm (inside)
4) Cartilaginous skeletal element
Where does the cartilaginous skeletal element form from?
Neural crest tissue
What are the 3 possible fates of this skeletal element within the pharyngeal arches?
1) Ossify into bone
2) Stay as cartilage
3) Regress by parturition (act as a scaffold)
What day does the first pharyngeal arch form?
Day 22