BSO5 Flashcards
How many parts has the Skull got?
two parts (cranial Vault and Facial skeleton)
Cranial Vault
- neurocranium
- houses the brain
- roof = calvaria
- floor = cranial base
Facial Skeleton
viscerocranium
- anterior aspect of skull
- contains mouth, nose and orbits
How many bones are making up the cranial vault and what are they?
8 Bones
Frontal bone (“forehead”)
Occipital bone (“back head”)
Sphenoid bone (“wedge form”)
Ethmoid bone (“sieve form”)
2 parietal bones (“wall”)
2 temporal bones (“temples”)
How many bones are making up the fascial skeleton and what type of bones are they?
15 irregular bones
Name the bones that make up the fascial skeleton.
Mandible (“to chew”)
Vomer (“Plow share”)
Ethmoid (“sieve form”)
2 lacrimal bones (“tear”)
2 nasal bones (“Nose”)
2 maxillary bones (“upper jaw”)
2 zygomatic bones (“yoke”)
2 palatine bones (“palate”)
2 inferior nasal conchae (“shell shaped”)
Sutures in the Skull
fibrous joints, interlocking
between all except the mandible
Major Sutures
Coronal- between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
* Sagittal- between the two parietal bones.
* Lambdoidal (Lambda, Gr letter uppercase Λ) - between the occiput and the two parietal bones.
* Temporal (squamous)- where temporal meets the occipital and parietal bones.
Bony Landmarks of the Skull
Lambda - Junction of sagittal and lambdoidal sutures
Bregma - Junction of coronal and sagittal sutures
Pterion - H shaped, between sphenoid, temporal, frontal and parietal bones
Asterion - junction of the parietal, temporal and occipital bones
Embryology of the Skull - Fontanelles
- Bones in the calvaria form via intramembranous ossification.
- Bones in the cranial base form via endochondral ossification.
- Fontanelles are where the sutures meet in an infant skull, forming fibrous tissue membrane, representing the un-ossified bone.
- They are required during birth.
How many fontanelles are in the skull?
6
- anterior fontanelle - bregma (biggest)
- 2 anterolateral fontanelles - pterion
- 2 Posterolateral fontanelles - asterion
- posterior fontanelle - lambda
What type of joint is the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)?
- modified hinge type synovial joint
What does the TMJ articulate with?
- articulation b/w condylar process of mandible and ,mandibular fossa of temporal bone
TMJ - capsule facts
- loose fibrous capsule attaching to the temporal bone and neck of mandible
- two synovial membranes within capsule separated by fibrocartilaginous articular disc
Movements at the TMJ
- superior compartment allows protrusion and retrusion movements of the mandible (translation)
- inferior compartment allows depression & elevation of mandible (rotation)
- both movements have to occur for mandible to open and close the mouth
Which ligaments are found at the TMJ?
Lateral ligament, Stylomandibular ligament, Sphenomandibular ligament
Lateral ligament - temporomandibular ligament
- intrinsic ligament
- thickening of lateral joint capsule
- strengthens the TMJ laterally, helps prevent posterior dislocation
Stylomandibular ligament
- extrinsic ligament
- from styloid process to angle of mandible
- provides very little strength to joint
Sphenomandibular ligament
- extrinsic ligament
- from spine of sphenoid to lingula of mandible
acts as fulcrum for movement of TMJ & helps limit amount of movement occurring at the joints
Which muscles are acting on the TMJ?
- Muscles of mastication
- all supplied by Mandibular branch of Trigeminal Nerve (CN V3)
Temporalis, Masseter, Medial and lateral pterygoid
Biomechanics when opening the TMJ
- articular disc and condyle of mandible slide anteriorly on articular surface to articular tubercle (movement occurs in superior compartment
- simulataneously condylar process of mandible rotates on articular disc in inferior compartment
Biomechanics when closing the TMJ
- articular disc and condyle of mandible slide posteriorly on articular surface to articular tubercle (movement occurs in superior compartment
- simultaneously condylar process of mandible rotates on articular disc in inferior compartment
What is included in the oral region?
Oral cavity, teeth, gingivae, tongue, palate, region of palatine tonsils
Function of oral region
ingestion of food, preparation for digestion, food chewed by teeth, saliva from salivary glands assist in forming food bolus, deglutition = swallowing (voluntary), once pushes into pharynx (automatic phase of swallowing)
Functions of the tongue
mastication, taste, deglutition, articulation, oral cleansing
main functions: forming words during speech, pushing food into the pharynx when swallowing
What is the bulk of the tongue made up of?
Skeletal muscle
What are the muscles of the tongue supplied by?
by CN XII hypoglossal nerve, except palatoglossus mm
General sensation of the tongue
touch, temperature
anterior 2/3rds linguial nerve (CN V(3))
posterior 1/3rd lingual nerve (CN IX)
What makes up the orbit
bones, nerves, eyeball, muscles, vessels
what does recti mean
straight
How many vertebrae are in the cervical spine?
7 vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the thoracic spine?
12 vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the lumbar spine?
5 vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the sacrum spine?
5 fused vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the coccyx spine?
3-5 fused vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the vertebral column
31
Features of the vertebra
- vertebral body (anteriorly)
- vertebral arch (middle)
- vertebral foramen
- spinous process 1x
- 2x transverse processes
- 2x superior articulate processes
- 2x inferior articulate processes