Axial skeleton (skull) exam 2 Flashcards
What does sphenoid mean
Wedge shaped
Another name for sphenoid bone is
Bridging bone
Why is the sphenoid the most commonly fractured bone in the skull
Its hollow and has numerous foramina
Another name for the sella turcica
Turkish sadle
What is housed in the sella turcica
inferior portion of the pituitary gland
Head into the dashboard syndrom
When sudden traumatic shifting causes the pituitary stalk to be severed
Optic Foramen
allows passage of the optic nerve
Roman numeral II (nerve)
Optic nerve
Another name for optic foramen
optic canal
Foramen rotundum
allows passage of the second branch of the trigeminal nerve
Cranial nerve V
Trigeminal nerve
Where does the second branch of the trigeminal nerve convey sensation from
Teeth and gums of the maxilae
Second division nerve block
injection of anesthetic not far from below the foramen rotundum. desensitizes all of the upper teeth on one side of the maxilla
Foramen Ovale
Allows passage of the third branch of the trigeminal nerve
Where does the third branch of the trigeminal nerve convey sensation from
teeth and gums of the mandible
third division nerve block
Anesthetic injection fiben on the inner surface of the mandible to deaden feeling in the teeth and gums of the mandible
Foramen spinosum
Small opening for meningeal blood vessels
Superior orbital fissure
Allows passage of several cranial nerves
Foramen lacerum
Closed off in a living person. In between petrous region of temporal bone and sphenoid bone.
What does Ethmoid mean
like a sieve
Crista galli
(cock’s comb) superior part of the ethmoid bone exhibiting a midsagittal elevation
Falx cerebri
(sickle-shaped) part of the meninges that partially separates the brain into left and right portions
Cribriform plate
(sieve like) numerous foramina that allow passage for fibers of the olfactory nerves to travel from the nose to the brain
Cranial nerve I
Olfactory nerves
cribriform plate is prone to fracture which can lead to
leakage of spinal fluid and allow bacteria from the nose access to the meninges resulting in meningitis
Meningitis
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain
Perpendicular plate
inferior midline projection of ethmoid bone forming the superior part of the nasal septum.
Superior nasal conchae
projection of the ethmoid from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity. Also known as turbinates
Middle nasal conchae
Projection of the ethmoid from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity. Also known as turbinates
Inferior nasal conchae
not part of the ethmoid bone. independent facial bones
Zygomatic bones
Form the bony prominence of the cheeks and contribute to the lateral margin of the orbits
Zygomatic arch
Formed by the articulation of the temporal process of each zygomatic bone with the zygomatic process of each temporal bone
Lacrimal bones
form part of the medial wall of each orbit
lacrimal means
tear
Lacrimal groove
provides a passageway for the nasolacrimal duct, which drains tears into the nasal cavity
Where does the tear duct open into the nasal cavity
just inferior to the inferior nasal conchae