Ch. 1 - Skull Flashcards
What are the two components to the skull?
facial skeleton (viscerocranium) and cranial vault (neurocranium)
How many bones are there in the facial and cranial component of the skull?
14 facial bones, 8 cranial bones
The frontal view of the skull includes every skull bone except…
occipital and palatine bones
Which bone is the only bone not directly attached to the skull?
mandible
Which facial bone is diamond shaped?
zygomatic bone
What is the name of the process located on the maxilla and mandible?
alveolar process (contains the teeth)
What do the foramina located on the skull allow?
passage of nerves
Which bone is responsible for ethnic facial features
zygomatic bone
What makes up the zygomatic arch?
temporal process of the zygomatic bone + the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
What are the names of the two sections of the temporal bone?
squamous (flat) and petrous (rocky)
What makes up the temporal fossa?
squamous temporal bone with the greater wing of the sphenoid + lower portion of the parietal bone
Where do the frontal bone and the parietal bone meet?
coronal suture
Where do the parietal bone and the occipital bone meet?
lamboid suture
What is the name of the area where the parietal, frontal, sphenoid, and temporal bones join?
pterion
Where do the paired parietal bones unite?
sagital suture
What feature of the occipital bone is responsible for muscle attachment?
superior nuchal line
Where do the occipital condyles and the atlas articulate?
atlanto-occipital joint
Where does the spinal cord pass through?
foramen magnum
What separates the nasal choanae?
vomer bone
What is the hard palate composed of?
palatine bones posteriorly + palatine processes of the maxilla anteriorly
The pterygoid plates and the inferior orbital fissure are lateral to which feature?
choanae
What is the floor of the anterior cranial fossa made up of?
horizontal plate of the frontal bone and the cribriform plate and crista galli
What makes up the roof of the orbit?
horizontal plate of the frontal bone
Which cranial fossa is butterfly shaped?
middle cranial fossa
What is the central region of the sphenoid bone?
sella turcica (roof of sphenoid body)
Where are the optic canals located?
between the anterior clinoid processes
Which feature is anterior to the foramen magnum and runs up towards the sella turcica
clivus
What do the grooves on the wall of the fossa indicate?
the course of the transverse and sigmoid sinuses
What does the frontal bone contain?
frontal sinuses and the supraorbital notch
Which bones form the walls and roof of the cranium?
parietal bones
What are the main features of the occipital bone?
foramen magnum, hypoglossal canals, occipital condyles
The auditory tube, middle ear and inner ear are part of which bone?
temporal bone
The upper half of the temporal bone is __________ while the lower half is __________.
squamous, petrous
Which bone has a vertical and horizontal plate and two lateral masses?
ethmoid bone
These paired shell-shaped bones arise from the maxillae.
inferior concha
How many bones are present in the superior alveolar process?
16