Bony Landmarks Functions Flashcards

Question 1

Q

mental foramen

Answer

A

mental nerve, artery, vein

Question 2

Q

submandibular fossa

Answer

A

houses submandibular gland

Question 3

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sublingual fossa

Answer

A

houses sublingual gland

Question 4

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mylohyoid groove

Answer

A

mylohyoid n.

Question 5

Q

mandibular (sigmoid) notch

Answer

A

transmits nerve and artery to the masseter m.

Question 6

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superior sagittal sulcus

Answer

A

houses superior sagittal sinus

Question 7

Q

sulcus for transverse sinus

Answer

A

houses transverse sinus

Question 8

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sulcus for the sigmoid sinus

Answer

A

houses sigmoid sinus

Question 9

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foramen magnum

Answer

A

spinal cord, vertebral artery and vein, accessory n. (CNXI)

Question 10

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hypoglossal canal

Answer

A

transmits hypoglossal n.

Question 11

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jugular notch & foramen

Answer

A

internal jugular v.
glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX),
vagus n. (CNX),
accessory n. (XI)

Question 12

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sulcus chiasmatis

Answer

A

houses the optic chiasm

Question 13

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optic canal

Answer

A

optic n. and opthalmic a.

Question 14

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carotid groove

Answer

A

internal carotid a. & carotid n.

Question 15

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foramen rotundum

Answer

A

maxillary n.

Question 16

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foramen ovale

Answer

A

mandibular n.& accessory meningeal a.

Question 17

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foramen spinosum

Answer

A

middle meningeal a. & menigeal branch of the mandibular n.

Question 18

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superior orbital fissure

Answer

A

opthalmic n.
oculomotor n. 
trochlear n. 
abducens n.
opthalmic v.

Question 19

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pterygoid canal

Answer

A

n. of the pterygoid canal

Question 20

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petrotympanic fissure

Answer

A

chorda tympani n.

Question 21

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occipital groove

Answer

A

occipital a.

Question 22

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trigeminal impression

Answer

A

trigeminal ganglion

Question 23

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internal auditory meatus

Answer

A

facial n., vestibulocochlear n.

Question 24

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carotid canal

Answer

A

internal carotid a., carotid n.

Question 25

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jugular fossa

Answer

A

internal jugular v.
glossopharyngeal n.
vagus n.
accessory n.

Question 26

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canaliculus for the tympanic n.

Answer

A

tympanic n.

Question 27

Q

groove for superior petrosal sinus

Answer

A

superior petrosal sinus

Question 28

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stylomastoid foramen

Answer

A

facial n.

Question 29

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grooves for middle meningeal artery

Answer

A

middle meningeal artery

Question 30

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supraorbital notch/foramen

Answer

A

supraorbital n., a., v.

Question 31

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anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer

A

anterior ethmoidal n., a., v.

Question 32

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posterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer

A

posterior ethmoidal n., a., v.

Question 33

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olfactory foramina

Answer

A

olfactory n.

Question 34

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infraorbital foramen

Answer

A

infraorbital n.,a., v.

Question 35

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alveolar canals

Answer

A

superior alveolar n., a., v.

Question 36

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greater palatine canal

Answer

A

greater palatine n., a., v.,

Question 37

Q

nasolacrimal canal

Answer

A

nasolacrimal duct

Question 38

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incisive fossa

Answer

A

nasopalatine n. & a.

greater palatine a.

Question 39

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greater palatine canal & foramen

Answer

A

greater palatine n. , a., v.

Question 40

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lesser palatine canal & foramen

Answer

A

lesser palatine n., a., v.

Question 41

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sphenopalatine foramen

Answer

A

sphenopalatine a. & v.

posterior superior nasal n. (medial and lateral)

Question 42

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inferior orbital fissure

Answer

A

zygomatic nerve

Question 43

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pterygomaxillary fissure

Answer

A

posterior superior alveolar n.

infraorbital, sphenopalatine, & greater palatine a. & v

Question 44

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transverse foramen

Answer

A

vertebral a & v

Question 45

Q

vertebral notch (axis)

Answer

A

C3 spinal nerve

Question 46

Q

vertebral foramen & canal

Answer

A

houses spinal cord

Question 47

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intervertebral foramen

Answer

A

spinal nerves & radicular vessels