Bones of the Skull Flashcards
Coronal Suture
Sagittal Suture
Lambdoid Suture
Squamous Suture
Supraorbital Foramen (Notch)
Frontal Sinus; Frontal Bone
Occipital Condyle; Occipital Bone
Foramen Magnum; Occipital Bone
What runs through the Foramen Magnum?
Spinal cord and vertebral arteries
Hypoglossal Canal
What runs through the Hypoglossal canal?
Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII)
External Auditory Meatus; Temporal Bone
Mastoid Process; Temporal bone
Mastoid air cells (Mastoid Sinus); Temporal bone
Styloid Process; Temporal Bone
Zygomatic Process; Temporal Bone
Carotid Canal; Temporal Bone
What runs through the Carotid Canal?
Internal Carotid Artery
Petrous Portion; Temporal Bone
Squamous Portion; Temporal Bone
Internal Auditory Meatus; Temporal Bone
Jugular Foramen
What runs through the Jugular Foramen?
Internal Jugular Vein
Sella Turcica; Sphenoid Bone
Greater Wing; Sphenoid Bone
Lesser Wing; Sphenoid Bone