AP06 - Skull and Meninges Flashcards
What are the articulating urfaces of the TMJ?
mandibular fossa and articular tubercle with the mandibular condyle
they are split by and articular disc
What kind of cartilage is used in the TMJ?
fibrocartilage, not hyaline cartilage
What are the 3 ligaments of the TMJ?
lateral ligament
sphenomandibular ligament
stylomandibular ligament
Which nerves might be damaged by anterior dislocation of the mandible?
auriculotemporal nerve
facial nerve
What is the divot above the orbit called?
the supraorbital notch
Which hole is placed latero-inferiorly to the orbit?
zygomatofacial foramen
What hole is placed inferior to the orbit?
The infra-orbital foramen
Which hole lies inferior to the infra-orbital foramen?
the maxillary foramen
What passes through the mental foramen?
mental nerve (infeior avleolar) inferior alveolar arteries
What structure marks to convergence of the sagittal and lamdoidal sutures?
lambda
To what structure of the skull does the SCM attach to?
the mastoid process
What is the protuberance at the back of the skull?
What is its’ highest point?
the external occipital protuberance
inion
Which bones form the zygomatic arch?
zygomatic and temporal bones
Name 3 contents of the foramen magnum
apical ligament of dens
medulla
spinal cord
Name 1 content of the foramen ovale
mandibular nerve (CNV)
Name 3 nerves of the superior orbital fissure
occulomotor nerve
abducens nerve
trochlear nerve
What nerve passes through the foramen rotundum?
maxillary nerve (CNV)