bone features Flashcards
what are meninges? what makes impressions on the inside of the skull bones?
part of the covering of the brain, meningeal vessels
what are the greater wings of the sphenoid?
the anterior flat projections
what are the lesser wings of the sphenoid?
the posterior pointy projections
what are the pterygoid plates of the sphenoid?
medial to the lesser wings
what is the spheno-occipital suture?
where the sphenoid and occipital bones meet and fuse
how can spheno-occipital suture be used to determine age?
doesn’t fuse until quite late so can tell between adult and sub-adult
what are 2 features of the maxilla?
palate and alveolar process
in children, what do they have instead of a maxilla?
2 maxillae
where is the basal bone?
the bridge of the nose, bone that breaks when you break your nose
where/what is the vomer?
the strut of bone down the middle the nasal cavity that cartilage attaches to
what are the nasal conchae?
small pieces of bone in the back of the nostrils
where are the lacrimal bones found?
either side of the nasal bone
where is the palatine bone?
back of the roof of the mouth, extends upwards
what 6 features of the male skull are more prominent than in the female skull?
supraorbital ridge, mental eminence, nuchal crest, mastoid process, temporal line, mandible ramus
