Appendicular Skeleton ch.7 Flashcards
Skull has how many bones
8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones
What are the cranial bones of the skull
1 frontal bone, 1 Occipital, 1 sphenoid, 1 ethmoid 2 temporal, 2 Parietal
What are the three fossae of the cranium
Anterior fossa, middle fossa, posterior fossa
Anterior Fossa contains what
front lobes
Middle Cranial Fossa contains what
Temporal lobes and pituitary gland
Posterior cranial Fossa contains
cerebellum pons and medulla
What are the facial bones of the skull
Mandible, Vomer (behind top jaw), 2 Maxillae (top jaw), 2 palatine bones (sides of top jaw). 2 nasal bones, 2 nasal conchae, 2 zygomatic bones, and Lacrimal bones.
Where is the mandibular condyle
it is the end of the mandible that sits into the mandibular fossa
Mandibular Fossa
above the Temporomandibular joint,
Zygomatic Process
is behind the cheek bone above mandibles
Zygomatic arch
under the zygomatic process
Ear hole name
External Acoustic meatus
Mastoid process
bumps under the ear
Styloid process
pointy bones under skull by ear
what is the name of the joint where the the mandibles and temporal bone meet
temporomandibular joint
Petrous region
located in the bottom of the middle fossae
Sagittal Suture
located between the two parietal bones. Line running down the middle of your skull
Coronal Suture
Separates the parietal bones from the frontal bones
External occipital protuberance
raised point at the back of your skull
Superior nuchal line
part of the external occipital protuberance, also has inferior nuchal line
occipital condyles
where the head rests on the cranial vertebrae
What are the cavities located on the sphenoid bone
Foramen ovale, lacerum, spinosum,