Anatomy Lab 1 Flashcards
what are the features of the frontal bone?
- frontal sinus
- supraorbital foramen/notch
what are the features of the occipital bone?
- foramen magnum
- occipital condyles
- external occipital protuberance
- hypoglossal canal
- jugular foramen
- located on the most anterior portion of the cranium
- referred to as the forehead
frontal bone
-on the most posterior and inferior aspect of the cranium
occipital bone
what are the features of the temporal bone?
- zygomatic process
- mastoid process
- styloid process
- stylomastoid foramen
- mandibular fossa
- external acoustic meatus/canal
- internal acoustic meatus/canal
- carotid canal
- located on the lateral sides of the cranium
- separated form the parietal bones and sphenoid bones by the sqaumous suture
temporal bones
what are the features of the sphenoid bone?
- sphenoid sinus
- sella turcica
- hypophyseal fossa
- optic canals
- clinoid process
- superior orbital fissure
- inferior orbital fissure
- foramen rotundum
- foramen ovale
- foramen spinosum
- foramen lacerum
- bat-like shaped bone within the cranium
- a small part of it can be viewed on the external cranium–between the temporal bone and frontal bone on the lateral side of the cranium
sphenoid bone
what are the features of the ethmoid bone?
- ethmoid sinus
- crista galli
- cribiform plate
- perpendicular plate
- nasal conchae (superior and middle)
can be found within the nasal cavity as well as inside the cranial cavity
ethmoid bone
located along the midline, in the most anterior aspect of the frontal bone, just superior to the nose
frontal sinus of the frontal bone
two holes located just superior to the orbit (eyesocket)
supraorbital foramen/notch of the frontal bone
- two of them
- located posterior to the frontal bone
- separated by sagittal suture
parietal bones
the largest hole in the base of the skull and serves as a passageway for the brain stem
foramen magnum of the occipital bone
two smooth, rounded bumps located immediately lateral on both sides of the foramen magnum
occipital condyles of the occipital bone
- bump located on the posterior side of the cranium, just superior to the base of the skull
- level with your ears
external occipital protuberance of the occipital bone
just superior to the lateral sides of the foramen magnum
hypoglossal canals of the occipital bone
- larger holes superior to the hypoglossal canals
- jelly bean shaped
jugular foramen of the occipital bone
- on the anterior side of the temporal bone
- contributes to the zygomatic arch
zygomatic process of the temporal bone
- posterior to the external acoustic meatus
- rounded protrusion that extends inferiorly off the posterior temporal bone
- looks like a thumb
mastoid process of the temporal bone
- located just medial to the mastoid process on the inferior aspect of the skull
- a long skinny and pointed projection off of the inferior temporal bone
- looks like a stylus
styloid process of the temporal bone
located between the mastoid process and the styloid process
stylomastoid foramen of the temporal bone
the smooth indentation located just anterior to the external acoustic canal
mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
- on the external side of the temporal bone
- located just posterior to the temporomandibular joint
external acoustic meatus/canal of the temporal bone
an opening located on the posterior aspect of the petrous temporal bone, just superior to the jugular foramen in the occipital bone
internal acoustic meatus/canal of the temporal bone
- on the anterior aspect of the petrous temporal bone, just lateral to the junction between the occipital and sphenoid bones
- lies adjacent to the foramen lacerum
- turned at an angle
carotid canal of the temporal bone
- can be seen in a sagittal section of the skull
- small cavity located just below the sella turcica and posterior to the nasal cavity
sphenoid sinus of the sphenoid bone
found in the center of the sphenoid bone along the midline and is saddle-like in shape
sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
the dip in the center of the sella turcica
hypophyseal fossa of the sphenoid bone
openings located just anterior and slightly lateral to the sella turcica and are bounded on the lateral sides by processes that stick out and point toward the sella turcica
optic canals of the sphenoid bone
processes that stick out and point toward the sella turcica
clinoid process of the sphenoid bone
- large elongated slit inside the orbit
- more superior, adjacent to the optic canal
superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone
- large, elongated slit
- more inferior, opens into the space under the skull
inferior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone
located just posterior to the superior orbital fissure
foramen rotundum of the sphenoid bone
- posterior and lateral to the foramen rotundum
- larger hole and oval shaped
foramen ovale of the sphenoid bone
- posterior and lateral to foramen ovale
- smaller hole
foramen spinosum of the sphenoid bone
just lateral to the sella turcica and directly adjacent to the carotid canal
foramen lacerum of the sphenoid bone
small protrusion located along the midline
crista galli of the ethmoid bone
- just lateral to, and on both sides of the crista galli
- contains tiny holes located throughout
- forms superior border of the nasal cavity
cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
an inferior extension of the ethmoid bone along the midline of the nasal cavity and forms the superior part of the nasal septum
perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
curling, bony shelves extending from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity
nasal conchae (superior and middle) of the ethmoid bone
- separates parietal bones
- courses down the midline of the cranium
sagittal suture
separates the frontal bone from the two parietal bones
coronal suture
- forms upside down v-shape
- separates the two parietal bones from the occipital bone
lambdoid suture
separates the temporal bones from the parietal bones and sphenoid bones
squamous suture
- separates frontal bone during development
- fuses at 9 onths and closes at 6-8 years
metopic/frontal suture