Bones of the Cranial Skeleton #2 Flashcards
1
Q
Label the parts of the Sphenoid bone:
A
2
Q
What is another name for the hypophyseal fossa?
A
- Sella Tursica
3
Q
What is important about the hypophyseal fossa?
A
- It houses the pituitary gland
4
Q
The Lateral pterygoid plates and the Medial pterygoid plates have the same function. What is it?
A
- Serve as a point of attachment for muscles of mastication
5
Q
What are the sutures of the parietal bone?
A
- Coronal suture
- Squamosal suture
- Sagittal suture
- Lambdoidal suture
6
Q
Where is the Coronal suture?
A
- Between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
7
Q
Where is the Squamosal suture?
A
- Between the temporal and parietal bones
8
Q
Where is the Sagittal suture?
A
- Between both parietal bones
9
Q
Where is the Lambdoidal suture?
A
- Between the occipital and parietal bones
10
Q
What is Craniosynostosis?
A
- When the sutures of the skull become ossified prematurely
11
Q
4 details about craniosynostosis:
A
- Can affect one or more of the sutures
- Often requires surgery to separate the fused bones
- May or may not be associated with other genetic syndromes
- Can affect brain development/learning
