Articulatory System: Skeletal Framework Flashcards
Overview
Skull is:
Place of attachment for muscles of articulation
Bony framework for cavities essential to articulation
Protects the brain
2 groups:
1. Facial bones
2. Cranial bones
Facial bones
Nasal
Zygomatic
Maxilla
Mandible
Vomer
Inferior nasal concha
Lacrimal
Palatine
Nasal bone
Bony bridge of nose on top of nasal cavity
Zygomatic bone
Cheek bone
Maxilla
Upper jaw/teeth
Roof of oral cavity
Anterior portion of hard palate
Mandible
Lower jaw
Vomer bone
Bottom 1/2 of medial wall of nasal cavity/nasal septum
(Upper 1/2 of nasal septum is ethmoid bone)
Inferior nasal concha
Bottom 1/3 of the lateral wall of nasal cavity
(Upper 2/3 of lateral wall of nasal cavity is ethmoid bone)
Lacrimal bone
Medial wall of eye socket cavity
Palatine bone
Posterior portion of hard palate (after maxilla), right before the soft palate/velum all the way at the back
Cranial bones
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Frontal bone
Forehead/front
Parietal bone
Behind frontal, lateral walls
Occipital bone
Back of head
Temporal bone
Sides/temple