Bones Ch7 Flashcards
of bones in axial skeleton
80
site of attachment for ligamentum nuchae
occipital bone
temporal bone regions
squamous, tympanic, mastoid, petrous
key stone bone
sphenoid bone
largest, strongest bone of face
mandible
facial keystone bone
maxillae
posterolateral bones of nasal cavity
palatine bones
Orbits 7 bones
front, zyg, max, ethm, sphen, pala
nasal cavity (4 bones)
ethmoid, palatine, maxillary, INC
sinuses (4 bones)
frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillary
hyoid bone
connects to styloid process indirectly, swallowing and speech muscle attachment
of facial bones
14; 6 are paired
mastoid process
attachment for muscles
styloid process
attachment for muscles and ligaments of the tongue and neck
jugular foramen
for jugular vein and and cranial nerves 9,10,11
stylomastoid foramen
opening for artery and cranial nerve 7
internal auditory meatus
opening for cranial nerve 8
hypoglossal foramina
opening for cranial nerves 12
cribriform plate
form roof of nasal cavity
crista gali
projection for attachment of membranes covering the brain
olfactory foramina
tiny holes in crib plate for cranial nerve 1
perpendicular plate
superior part of nasal septum
middle/superior nasal conchae
lateral wall of nasal cavity
foramina ovale
openings for madibular branch of cranial nerve 5
formamen rotundum
openings for maxillary branch of cranial nerve 5
sella turcica
bony projection that surrounds and protects the pituitary gland
greater and lesser wings
form anterior and lateral floor of cranial cavity
optic foramina
openings for cranial nerve 2
inferior orbital fissures
openings for blood vessels and nerves
superior orbital fissure
openings for blood vessels and cranial nerves 3,4,5,6
alveoli
tooth sockets
palatine process
form anterior part of hard plate
mental foramina
opening in the chin for blood vessels and nerves
Coronoid process
Insertion for temporal is muscle that elevates jaw
lacrimal fossa
formed from maxilla and lacrimal bone
