Bones of The Skull Flashcards
What are the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve?
- Ophthalmic branch
- maxillary branch
- mandibular branch
The maxillary branch exits through where
Foramen rotundum
What are the nerves of the maxillary branch?
- Infraorbital Nerve
- Zygomatic nerve
- Sphenopalatine Nerve
What does the posterior superior alveolar nerve supply?
- Gingiva
- Posterior cheek
- Nasal floor
What does the infraorbital nerve supply?
- Skin and mucous membranes of the middle face
What does the sphenopalatine nerve supply?
- Soft palate
- Hard palate
- Nasal cavity
- Pharyx
What does the zygomatic nerve supply?
- Lacrimal gland
- Forehead
- Cheek
Which bones make up the lamboidal structure?
Parietal and occipital bone
Which bones make up the sagittal surure?
Right and left parietal bones
Which bones form the coronal suture?
Parietal bones and frontal bone
What suture is formed with the temporal and frontal bone
No suture
Which is the innermost layer of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord?
Pia mater
What is the outermost layer of the meninges?
Dura mater
What is the middle layer of the minenges called?
Arachnoid mater
A 25 year old man presents 1 week after an emergency department visit for a grand mal seizure. On examination, the pateint is unable to clench his jaw. What muscle was damaged?
A. Buccinator
B. Lateral pterygold
C. Masseter
D. Temporalis
D. Temporalis
What does the temporalis muscle do?
Inserts onto the coronoid process of the mandible. With an act of severe clenching the connection of the coronoid process can be disrupted, causing inablity to clench the haw
Where does the buccinator originate from? What does it help with?
- Originates from the mandible and maxilla and attaches to the oribicularis oris muscle
- It helps with mastication (chewing), blowing, and suckling
How many bones are in the human cranium?
22 bones
The human cranium is divided into two things. What are they
- neurocranium
2. Viscerocranium
The neurocranium divides into the calvaria which is also called what?
the dome
What are the two things that the neurocranium is divided into?
- calvaria
2. the base
The neurocranium and viscerocranium do what to the cranial cavity?
demarcate it (separate the parts of the cranial cavity)
What does demarcate mean?
It separates
All the bones of the skull are connected through an immobile joint referred to as what?
A suture
What does it mean if something is synarthrosis?
They are strong, fibrous immobile bands
Sutures are also called what?
Synarthroses
When do the sutures develop?
After birth over the course of two years
What are the most important sutures?
- Coronal suture
- Sagittal suture
- Lambdoid suture
- Squamous suture
Where is the coronal suture located?
Between the two parietal bones and the posterior margin of the frontal bone
Where is the Sagittal suture located?
In the median Sagittal plane between the two parietal bones
Where is the lambdoid suture located?
Superior portion of the occipital bone and the parietal bones
Where is the squamous suture located?
Lies between the temporal bones and superior portion of the parietal bones
What does superior mean?
Towards the head; upper portion
What does inferior mean?
Away from the head; lower body
What does anterior mean?
Towards the front of the body