Bone Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Which of the following structure provides attachment to falx cerebrii?
A
Crista Galli
2
Q
Viscerocranium consists of how many bones?
A
15 irregular bones
(3 single bones centered on , 6 bones as bilateral pairs)
3
Q
Pneumatized bones
A
Frontal
Temporal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
4
Q
Light and spongy, situated at the anterior part of the base of the cranium between orbits at the roof of the nose
A
Ethmoid bone
5
Q
4 parts of ethmoid bone
A
•Horizontal / cribriform plate (base of the cranium)
•perpendicular plate ( constituting part of the nasal septum)
•2 lateral masses or labyrinths
6
Q
The hypophyseal fossa is located in a depression in the body of the sphenoid bone; it houses what structure?
A
Pituitary
