Bony Landmarks Unit III Flashcards
2
Q
Mental foramen
A
function- transmits the mental n., a. & v
3
Q
Incisive fossa
A
attachment- mentalis m
4
Q
Digastric fossa
A
attachment- anterior digastric m.
5
Q
Alveolar part
A
function- houses roots of teeth, attachment- buccinator m.
6
Q
Mylohyoid line
A
attachment- mylohyoid m.
7
Q
Submandibular fossa
A
function- houses the submandibular gland
8
Q
Sublingual fossa
A
function- houses the sublingual gland
9
Q
Superior genial tubercle
A
attachment- genioglossus m.
10
Q
Inferior genial tubercle
A
attachment- geniohyoid m.
11
Q
Mylohyoid groove
A
function- houses mylohyoid n.
12
Q
External surface - Body of mandible
A
attachment - depressor anguli oris and platysma m.
13
Q
Mandibular ramus
A
attachment- masseter
14
Q
Angle of mandible
A
attachment- masseter & medial pterygoid m.
15
Q
Mandibular foramen
A
function- transmits the inferior alveolar n., a. & v
16
Q
Mandibular canal
A
function- houses the inferior alveolar n. , a. & v. within the ramus and the body of mandible
17
Q
Lingula
A
attachment- sphenomandibular l.
18
Q
Temporal crest
A
attachment- temproalis m.
19
Q
Anterior border of mandible
A
attachment- temporalis
20
Q
Oblique line
A
attachment- depressor labii inferioris
21
Q
Coronoid process
A
attachment- temporalis m.
22
Q
Mandibular (sigmoid) notch
A
function- transmits the nerve & artery to the masseter m.
23
Q
Pterygoid fovea
A
attachment- lateral pterygoid m.
24
Q
Body of hyoid bone
A
attachment- geniohyoid, genioglossus, hyoglossus, mylohyoid, sternohyoid, omohyoid & thyrohyoid
25
Q
Greater cornu
A
attachment- middle constrictor, hyoglossus & stylohyoid m., & intermediate tendon of diagrastric m.
26
Lesser cornu
attachment- middle constrictor & stylohyoid lig.
27
External occipital protuberence
attachment- ligamentum nuchae
28
Superior nuchal line
attachment- occipitalis, trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, semispinalis capitis & splenius capitis m.
29
Inferior nuchal line
attachment- rectus capitis posterior major & minor & semispinalis capitis m
30
Internal occipital protuberence
attachment- falx cerebelli
31
Superior sagittal sulcus
function- houses superior sagittal sinus
32
Sulcus for transverse sinus
function- houses the transverse sinus
33
Sulcus for the sigmoid sinus
function- houses the tsigmoid sinus
34
Foramen magnum
function- transmits the spinal cord, vertebral a. & v., & accessory nerve
35
Pharyngeal tubercle
attachments- pharyngeal raphe
36
Occipital condyles
function- articulates with atlas
37
Hypoglossal canal
function- transmits hypoglossal n
38
Jugular notch & foramen
function- transmits the internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n. & accessory n.
39
Sulcus chiasmatis
function- houses the optic chiasm
40
Optic canal
function- transmits the optic n. & ophthalmic a
41
Hypophyseal fossa
function- houses the pituitary
42
Carotid groove
function- houses internal carotid a. & carotid n.
43
Foramen rotundum
function- transmits the maxillary n.
44
Foramen ovale
function- transmits the mandibular n. & accessory meningeal a.
45
Spine of greater wing
attachments- tensor palatini m. & sphenomandibular lig
46
Foramen spinosum
function- transmits the middle meningeal a. & the meningeal (recurrent) branch of the mandibular n.
47
Lateral surface
attachments- temporalis & lateral pterygoid m.
48
Superior orbital fissure
function- transmits the ophthalmic n., oculomotor n., trochlear n., abducens n., & ophthalmic v.
49
Lesser wings
attachment- levator palpebrae superioris m.
50
Anterior clinoid processes
attachments- tentorium cerebelli
51
Pterygoid fossa
attachments- medial pterygoid m
52
Scaphoid fossa
attachments- tensor palatini m.
53
Pterygoid canal
function- transmits the nerve of the pterygoid canal
54
Lateral pterygoid plate
attachments- lateral & medial pterygoid m.
55
Pterygoid hamulus
function- deflects the tendon of the tensor palatini m., attachment- buccinators & superior constrictor m, & pterygomandibular raphe
56
Body of sphenoid bone
attachment- superior oblique m. (in orbit)
57
Anterior tubercle of atlas
attachments- anterior longitudinal lig. & longus coli m.
58
Superior facet of atlas
function- articulates with occipital condyles
59
Inferior facet of atlas
function- articulates with axis
60
Groove for the vertebral artery
function- houses the vertebral a. & v. & suboccipital n.
61
Posterior tubercle of atlas
attachment- ligamentum nuchae & rectus capitis posterior minor m.
62
Transverse process of atlas
attachments- levator scapulae, obliquus capitis inferior & superior
63
Transverse foramen of atlas
function- transmits the vertebral a. & v.
64
Superior articular facet of axis
function- articulates with the atlas
65
Impressions for the alar lig.
attachments- alar lig
66
Groove for the transverse lig
function- houses the transverse ligament (cruciate)
67
Vertebral notch of axis
function- transmits C3 spinal nerve
68
Transverse process of axis
attachments- levator scapulae & middle scalene
69
Transverse foramen of axis
function- transmits the vertebral a. & v
70
Spinous process of axis
attachments- semispinalis cervicis, rectus capitis posterior major & inferior oblique m.
71
Temporal surface
attachments - temporalis
72
Mandibular fossa
funcion - articulates with TMJ disc
73
Pterotympanic fissure
function - transmits chorda tympani n.
74
Squamatotympanic fissure
attachments - articular disc
75
Mastoid process
attachments- sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis & longissimus capitis m
76
Mastoid notch
attachment- posterior belly of digastric m.
77
occipital groove
funtion - houses occipital a.
78
Trigeminal impression
function- houses trigeminal ganglion
79
Internal auditory meatus
function- transmits facial & vestibulocochlear n.
80
Inferior surface of temporal bone
attachment- levator veli palatini m
81
Jugular fossa
function- transmits the internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n. & accessory n.
82
Carotid canal
function - transmits the internal carotid a. and carotid n.
83
Canaliculus for the tympanic n.
transmits the tympanic a.
84
superior border of temporal bone
attachments - temntorium cerebelli
85
groove for the superior petrosal sinus
function - houses the superior petrosal sinus
86
Styloid process
attachments - stylohyoid, stylopharyngeus and styloglossus m. and stylohyoid l.
87
Stylomastoid foramen
funtion - transmits the facial n.
88
External surface of parietal bone
attachment - temporalis m.
89
Superior temporal line
attachments - temporal fascia
90
Inferior temporal line
attachments - temporalis m.
91
Granular foveolae
funtion - houses the arachnoid granulations
92
Grooves for middle meningeal a.
funcition - houses middle meningeal a.
93
Suporaorbital margin
attachment - orbicularis oculi m.
94
Supoaorbital foramen
function - transmits the supraorbital n., a., v.,
95
Fossa for the lacrimal gland
function - houses the lacrimal gland
96
Anterior ethomoidal foramen
funtion - transmits the anterior ethmoidal n., a., v.
97
Posterior ethomoidal foramen
function - transmits the posterior ethomoidal n., a., v.
98
Crista galli
attachments - falx cerebri
99
Anterior surface of maxilla
attachment - nasalis m.
100
Canine fossa
attachment - levator anguli oris m.
101
Infraorbital margin
attachment - levator labii superioris and orbicularis oculi m.
102
infraorbital foramen
function - transmts the infraorbital n., a., v.
103
Alveolar canals
funtion - transmits the superior alveolar n., a., v.
104
Orbital surface of maxilla
attachments - inferior oblique m.
105
infraorbital froove and canal
funtion - trnasmits the infraorbital n., a., v.
106
Greater palatine canal
function - transmits the greater palatine n., a. and v.
107
Nasolacrimal canal
funtion - transmits the nasolacrimal duct
108
Anterior lacrimal crest
attachments - medial palpebral lig.
109
Incisive fossa
function - transts the nasopalatine n. and a. and greater palatine a.
110
Horizontal plate of palatine bone
attachment - musculus uvulae and palatopharyngeus m
111
Lesser palatine canal and forament
function - transmits the lesser palatine n., a. and v.
112
Sphenopalatine foramen
function - transmits the spenopalatine a. and v. and the posterior superior nasal n.
113
Lteral surface of zygomatic
attachments - zygomaticus major and masseter m
114
Foramen rotundun
function - transmits the maxillary n.
115
Pterygoid canal
function- transmits the nerve of the pterygoid canal
116
inferior orbital fissure
function - transmits the zygomatic n.
117
infraorbital groove
function - transmits the infraorbital n., a., v.
118
pterygomaxillary fissure
function - transmits the sphenopalatine a. and v. and posterior superior nasal n.
119
bregma
junction of coronal and ssagittal sinus
120
lambda
junction of sagittal and lamboidal sutures
121
pterior
area where parietal sphenoid, frontal and temporal bones meet
122
Zygomatic arch
attachments - masster m.
123
body of vertebrae
attachment - longus coli m
124
vertebral foramen and canal
function - houses spinal cord
125
intervertebral foramen
function - transmits spinal nerves and radicular vessels
126
transverse process
attachements - longus capitis, longus coli, scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior, semispinalis capitis and splenius cervicis
127
transverse foramen
funtion - transmits vertebral a. and v.,
128
superior articular facet of vertebrae
function - articulates with adjacent vertebra
129
inferior aricular facet of vertebra
function - articulates with adjacent vertebra
130
spindous process
attachements - splenius capitis, splenius cericis and semispinlis cervicis
131
malleus
attachments - tensor tempani m
132
stapes
attachments - sternohyoid and sternothyroid
133
clavicular notch and facet
function - articulates with clavicle
134
anterior surface of sternum
attachments - sternocleidomastoid m.
135
posterior surface of sternum
attachments - sternohyoid and sternothyroid
136
sternal end of clavicle -
function - articulates with sternum
137
superior surface of clavicle
attachments - sternocleidomastoid m.
