Axial Skeleton Flashcards
1
Q
Frontal bone
A
Forehead
2
Q
Parietal Bones
A
Sides of skull
3
Q
Temporal bones
A
Below parietal
4
Q
Occipital bone
A
Back of the skull
5
Q
Sphenoid bone
A
Floor of the cranial canal.
6
Q
Ethmoid bone
A
Separates the nasal cavity from the brain.
7
Q
Frontanels
A
Openings that allow the infant brain to grow. They will fuse together over the next 18 months or so after birth.
8
Q
Foramen Magnum
A
Opening in the base of the skull the spinal cord passed through as it exits the cranium.
9
Q
External auditory canal
A
External auditory meatus
