Anatomy of skull and neck Flashcards
What part of the skull protects the brain?
the Cranium
What protects the eyes?
The orbits
What protects the hearing and balance apparatus?
The temporal bone
What protects the olfactary apparatus?
The nasal cavity
What protects the gustatory apparatus?
Buccal cavity
What 2 types of bone are there in the skull?
Spongy and cancellous
resillliant to impact but also light
Identify the location of
The frontal bone
the parietal bone
See diagram
Location of
occitipical
and temporal
see diagram
base of back of skull
location of
sphenoid
maxillary
see diagram
Mandibular
and zygomatic
Jaw and cheekbone
ethmoid and nazal
see diagram
Palatine bone
Back palate area
Lacmiral bone
crying bone
vomer bone
behind the nasal septum
What are the bony structures of the neck?
Vertebare c1-c7 and the hyoid bone