Anatomy Test #3 Lecture #1 Material Flashcards
How many bones are there in the skull?
22 bones attached to each other by sutures
What are the two parts that the skull can be divided into
- the neurocranium (the upper part). It’s the cranium vault (cavity) and the skull cap (calvaria)
- the viscerocranium (the lower part, bones around the mouth). It’s the fascial skeleton
What is the function of the neurocranium?
It houses and protects the brain
Describe the dividing line between the neurocranium and the viscerocranium
The dividing line for these two components passes through the lower 1/3rd of the orbits, the nasal cavity, and external auditory meati
The term cranium may be used to describe
the skull minus the mandible
Neurocranium bones:
PEST OF 6 Parietal bones (2) Ethmoid bone Sphenoid bone Temporal bones (2) Occipital bone Frontal bone
Viscerocranium bones:
Nicole Loves Zesty INC ‘s Magenta Velvet Pants Nasal bones (2) Lacrimal bones (2) Zygomatic bones (2) Inferior Nasal Conchae Maxilla Vomer (unpaired) Palatine bone
what forms the cranial vault?
the calvaria and the cranial cavity floor
divide the nose into left and right, and when you deviate the septum you deviate these:
vomer and the perpendicular plate
cranial bones are separated by
FIBROUS SUTURES which form FIBROUS JOINTS
A younger individuals suture joints would
have more joint integrity, so they would be more defined and clear. Older peoples suture joints have poor to no integrity as they are fused so they won’t have the joints.
Neurocranium
formed by the bones making the calvaria (or “skull cap”), which are the fused frontal bones, paired parietal bones, the squamous portion of the temporal bones, and the occipital bones. These bones are separated from one another by sutures, which become ossified in old age
the coronal suture
between frontal bone and parietal bone, it runs through the frontal plane
helps form “soft spot” or bregma in the infant
the sagittal suture
separates the parietal bones from each other. Runs through the sagittal plane (left and right)
the lamboid / lambdoidal suture
separates the occipital bone and two parietal bones
the squamosal suture
between parietal bone and the squamous portion of the temporal bone
Wormian bones or sutural bones
found within sutures / sutures of individual calvaria bones; Also known as Inca bones
Metopic suture
- separates the frontal bones prior to their fusion around six to eight months of age. Fastest suture to ossify
fontanelles
large unossified gaps between bones filled with fibrous tissue
They close in the first year after birth
complete ossification occurs later in life
anterior fontanelle vs posterior fontanelle
anterior is between the frontal and coronal sutures. It is also called the bregma. It has a diamond shape
the posterior fontanelle is between the occipital bone and the parietal bones. It is diamond shaped
infant skull vs adult skull
as an infant the neurocranium is disproportionately huge. It takes up most of our skull
adult skull the viscerocranium elongates so that it is pretty equal in size to the neurocranium
Eustachian tube
a little tiny tube (1.4 inches in length) that is partially cartilage partially bone, that runs from your middle ear (deep to eardrum), and then terminates in your nasal pharynx (behind nasal cavity)
Why do we have Eustachian tubes?
to equalize the pressure in your middle ear
Infant vs Adult Eustachian tube?
in the baby its more horizontal. In an adult when it goes medially it runs down and forward (bc of the viscerocranium elongating).
Why do infants get more ear infections?
If an Infection in the pharynx reflexes up to middle ear, an adult is more likely to be able to drain it back out through their Eustachian tube. But in infants it can’t as easily drained because of the anatomical orientation of their Eustachian tube (which is more horizontal than adults, causing less drainage)
Kids might get tubes in their ears to help it drain out
describe the neurocranium boney make up:
Calavaria:
- Deep Inner Table – Compact Bone
- Periosteuim attaches to Dura Mater - Diploe – Cancellous Bone (soft and squishy).
- Cancellous bones contains veins which are named for the area where they are located. Ie: occipital - Superficial Outer Table – Compact Bone
- Periosteuim attaches to scalp
The diploe layer of neurocranium has spaces which hold and protect
red bone marrow
Other than red bone marrow, what else runs in the diploe layer of scalp?
blood vessels! Specifically, diploic veins
Diploic veins are named for
the bone that they reside in
Diploic veins course within the cancellous bone - these are the ___ veins, ____ ___ veins, the ___ ___ veins, and the ___ veins.
frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal and occipital
what do diploic veins do?
drain the neurocranium, so they drain the scalp
a scalp vein joins into an _____ vein to go from the outer table, through the diploe layer, through the internal table. The emissary vein also picks up the ____ veins
emissary vein
emissary vein also picks up diploic veins
emissary vein plus veins it picks up drain into
The superior sagittal sinus
Diploic veins terminate in the
dorsal venous sinuses
the superior sagittal sinus picks up majority of the your intercranial blood. It flushes out into the ____ direction to make it back to the heart
posterior