Anatomy Prac 1 - Planes & Bones Flashcards
Define Coronal/Frontal Plane.
Plane that cuts the body vertically into Anterior (front) & Posterior (back) portions.
Define Axial/Transverse Plane.
Cuts the body horizontally into Superior (upper) & Inferior (lower) portions.
Define Sagittal/Midsagittal plane.
Cuts the body vertically into Left & Right halves
What is the bone that makes the back of the orbit?
(Greater wing) Sphenoid B.
What are the 2 bones (in order) btw sphenoid B -> Nasal bone?
Ethmoid B. & Lacrimal B. -> nasal b.
What is the hole in the Sphenoid bone (at back of orbit)?
Optical Canal
What is the slit in the sphenoid bone?
Superior orbital fissue (.. inferior orbital fissue lies on floor of orbit)
Moving from the Temporal b. (anteriorly) towards the Zygomatic b. what are the structures lying in btw?
Zygomatic process i.e. “Zygoma” (temporal b) -> Temporal process of (zygomatic b.) -> zygomatic b.
What 2 bones divide the nasal septum, which is Superior & inferior respect?
Ethmoid b. - perpendicular plate (lies superior),
Vomer b. (lies inferior)
What is the region of the mandible that lies just superior to the teeth?
Alveolar process (mandible)
What process lies medial to the Zygomatic b. & lateral to the maxilla?
Zygomatic process (containing Infra-orbital foreman)
What structure lies in the centre of the Mandible (lower jaw)?
Mental Protuberance
Where is the Coronoid process?
1 of 2 mandibular processes (lies anteriorly)
What process lies posteriorly to the Coronoid process?
Condylar process (of mandible) -> Neck of Cond. Pr & Head of Cond. Pr.
Name the structure that lies posterior to the Condylar Proc. (head) and External Acousitc Meatus
Mastoid Process.
What structure can be palpated at the back of the Occipital b?
External Occipital Protuberance (EOP)
What are the 2 horizontal grooves/ridges that lie on either side of the EOP?
- Superior Nuchal Line (either side of EOP)
2. Inferior Nuchal Line (below EOP)
What hole lies in the Mandible (body)?
Mental Foreman
What is the free-floating structure below the Mandible?
Hyoid B.
What are the aspects of the Hyoid B. lie closest posteriorly (closest to c. vertebrae)
Greater Hyoid (Superior) & Greater Horn (middle), Lesser Hyoid (most inferior)
Name the aspects of the Hyoid b. that lie anteriorly (furthest from vertebrae)
Lesser Horn (superior) & Hyoid: Body (inferior)
What hole lies above the mastoid process?
Mastoid Foreman
What is the name of the 1st cervical vertebrae (which skull rests on)?
Atlas