Bones of the Skull Flashcards by Tivyan Aruneethan

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Frontal

Anterior to the Occipital Bone

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Parietal

lateral to frontal bone

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Sphenoid Bone

Goes through the inside of the orbit from left to right

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Orbit

Eyeball sits interior

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Zygomatic Bone

Think of the cheek for the location; lateral to the maxilla

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Vomer

Thin bridge inside the nasal cavity; along the median line

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Mandible

Bottom of the jaw contains the only movable joint in the skull; inferior to everything; bottom teeth

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Maxilla

Inferior and lateral to nasal but medial to zygomatic

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Nasal Bone

Elastic cartilage; inferior to frontal bone and superior to maxilla

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Temporal bone

Rest of cheek bone; lateral to sphenoid and zygomatic and inferior to parietal

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Coronal Suture

Divides frontal from parietal; soft spot for babies

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Parietal

In the lateral view it is superior to the temporal bone + squama

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Temporal squama

Btwn parietal & temporal

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Temporal Bone

Above the ear

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Zygomatic process

Aligned with temporal squamos, it protrudes out (hence process)

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Occipital Bone

Posteior to frontal and posterio-medial to parietal

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External occipital protuberence

sharp ridge separating dorsal surface from the nuchal line

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Mastoid Process

Found under the ear

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Occipital condyle

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Mandible

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Zygomatic arch

Arch formed from the temporal bone and zygomatic bone

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Sagittal suture

Sagittal meaning midline so it is btwn. left and right parietal bone

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External Occipital Protuberence

Big bump on the back of the head; posterior; located on the occipital bone

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Occipital Condyle

Where the skull attaches to C1

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Vomer

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Superior Nuchal line ## Footnote Where muscle attaches to

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Lamboid Suture ## Footnote Between parietal and occipital

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Sutural bone ## Footnote Technically apart of occipital bone

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Temporal Squama

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Squamous Suture ## Footnote Between temporal and parietal bone

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Sphenoid Bone ## Footnote From the sagittal view we see how far reaching it is

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Coronal Suture

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Zygomatic Arch

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Sphenoid Bone

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Foramen Magnum ## Footnote How the spinal cord exits the skull

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Zygomatic Bone ## Footnote Sits anterior to the temporal bone and forms the arch with the temporal bone

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Maxilla ## Footnote You can see the upper teeth from the inferior view