Axial Skeleton Flashcards
5 components of the axial skeleton
Skull Hyoid Bone Auditory Ossicles Vertebral Column Thorax
How many bones in skull?
22- 8 cranial and 14 facial
Frontal Bone
Roof of orbits and anterior part of cranial floor
Frontal Squama
Forehead- Coronal suture to top of orbits
Supraorbital Margin
Thickening of frontal bone above orbits
Supraorbital foramen
On supraorbital margin, for supraorbital nerve and artery
Supraorbital Notch
Incomplete supraorbital foramen
Frontal sinuses
Hollow spaces on frontal squama
Parietal Bones
Sides and roof of cranial cavity
Saggital Suture
Holds parietal bones together
Temporal Bones
Inferior/ lateral part of cranium and part of cranial floor
Temporal Squama
Thin, flat portion of temporal bone forms temple
Zygomatic Process
On temporal Bone- articulates with temporal process of zygomatic bone
Zygomatic Arch
Anterior to ear- Zygomatic and temporal processes
Mandibular Fossa
Socket on zygomatic process
Articular Tubercle
Rounded elevation on zygomatic process
Temporomandibular Joint
Mandibular fossa and articular tubercle articulate with mandible
Mastoid Portion
Contains mastoid air cells which communicate with hollow air space in inner ear- posterior and inferior to ear canal
External Auditory meatus
Ear canal- directs sound waves into ear
Mastoid process
Rounded projection on mastoid portion- attachment point for neck muscles
Internal Auditory Meatus
Opening for facial and vestibulochlear nerves to pass
Styloid process
Attachment point for muscles and ligaments of tongue and neck- projects inferiorly from temporal bone
Stylomastoid foramen
Between styloid and mastoid processes- Facial nerve and stylomastoid artery
Petrous Portion
Between sphenoid and occipital bones- houses internal and middle ear
3 auditory ossicles of middle ear
Incus
Malleus
Stapes
Cartoid Foramen
In middle ear- Passage for cartoid artery
Occipital bone
Posterior part and base of cranium
Foramen Magnum
Medulla oblongata connects with spinal cord - passage for vertebral and spinal arteries an accesory nerve
Occipital condyles
Two oval, convex surfaces on either side of foramen magnum
Atlanto-occipital joints
Occipital condyles articulate with atlas
Hypoglossal canal
Superior to occipital condyle- passage of hypoglossal nerve and pharyngeal artery
External Occipital Protuberance
Prominent midline projection superior to foramen magnum
Ligamentum nuchae
Ligament extends for external occipital protuberance to C7
Superior Nuchal Lines
Two curved lines extending laterally from protuberance
Inferior nuchal lines
Area of muscle attachment
Sphenoid bone
butterfly- Floor, side walls and rear walls of orbit
What cranial bones does the sphenoid articulate with?
All Cranial bones
Sphenoidal Sinus
Middle portion of butterfly that is hollow
Sella Tursica
Ridgy structure on superior body of sphenoid
3 parts of the Sella Tursica
Tuberculum Sellae
Hypophyseal Fossa
Dorsum Sellae
Tuberculum Sellae
Anterior ridge of the sella tursica
Hypophyseal Fossa
Depression in between ridges of the sella tursica- houses pituitary gland
Dorsum Sellae
Posterior ridge of the sella tursica
Greater Wings
Project laterally from body of sphenoid- inferior to lesser wings
Lesser Wings
Ridge of bone superior to greater wings of the sphenoid bone
Optic Foramen
At joint between lesser wing and body of sphenoid- passage of optic nerve and opthalmic artery
Superior Orbital Fissure
Between greater and lesser wings of sphenoid. Elongated slit for passage of blood vessels and cranial nerves
Pterygoid Processes
Project from bottom of sphenoid body- Mandible muscle attachment
Foramen Ovale
Medial to foramen spinosum on wings of sphenoid- Trigeminal Nerve
Foramen Spinosum
Base of greater wing of sphenoid- meningeal blood vessels
Foramen Lacerum
Joint between sphenoid, temporal and occipital bones- pharyngeal artery and emissary veins
Foramen Rotundum
Above pterygoid process- trigeminal nerve
Ethmoid Bone
Anterior part of cranial floor between orbits- partitions nasal cavity
Lateral Masses
Wall between nasal cavity containing ethmoidal sinuses
Ethmoidal sinuses
In the lateral masses of ethmoid bone- composed of ethmoidal cells
Perpindicular Plate
Nasal Septum- Long projection in the middle of the ethmoid bone
Cribiform Plate
Horizontal plate in ethmoid bone- forms roof of nasal cavity
Olfactory Foramina
On cribiform plate of ethmoid bone- passage of olfactory nerves
Crista Gali
Projection on top of ethmoid bone- Attachment for falx cerebri which seperate brain hemispheres
Nasal bones
Two, small, flat rectangular bones form bridge of nose
Function of nasal bones
Protect upper entry of nasal cavity and provide muscle attachment points used for facial expression
Lacrimal Bones
Resemble fingernails. Lateral to nasal bones and form medial wall of orbit
Lacrimal Fossa
Formed with maxilla. Houses lacrimal sac
Palantine Bones
Two L shaped bones form posterior hard palate and walls of nasal cavity
Horizontal Plates of Palantine bone
Seperate nasal and oral cavities
Inferior Nasal Conchae
Inferior to middle nasal conchae of the ethmoid- seperate from ethmoid
Vomer
Triangular bone on floor of nasal cavity
What bones does the vomer articulate with?
Perpindicular plate of ethmoid, body of sphenoid, maxilla, palantine
Maxilla
Floors of orbits, lateral walls of nasal cavity, most of hard palate
What facial bones does the maxilla articulate with?
All except mandible
Hard palate
Palantine processes of maxilla and horizontal plates of palantine bones
Maxillary Sinus
Hollow body of maxilla
Alveolar Processes
Ridge like arch on maxilla that contains alveoli
Alveoli
Sockets for maxillary teeth
Palantine processes
Horizontal projection on maxilla makes 3/4 of hard palate anterior
Infraorbital Foramen
On maxilla. Infraorbital blood vessel/ nerve and the trigeminal nerve
Incisive Foramen
Posterior to incisor teeth. Palantine blood vessel and nasopalantine nerve