Ch 10 Bones of the Skull Flashcards
4 functions of the skull
-protective cavity for the brain
-cavities to house sensory organs
-openings for air and food passage
-mastication
Number of cranial and facial bones
22
Most bones of the skull are joined at immovable joints called _, the exception is the _which presents a _ (movable) joint
sutures, mandible (chin bone), synovial
The superior portion of the cranium is also referred to as the
Calvaria
Cranium (8 bones)
-occipital
-parietal (2)
-frontal
-temporal (2)
-sphenoid
-ethmoid
The occipital bone is a _ bone at the posterior _ aspect of the cranium
flat, posterior inferior
At birth the _ portion of the skull is “born first”
occipital
The foramen magnum is a large foramen at the _ of the skull near the _ aspect of the _ bone through which the spinal cord enters the cranium.
base, ANTERIOR, occipital
Large prominent eminence on the posterior midline of the occipital bone = (give alt names)
External Occipital Protuberance AKA occiput
Upper curved ridge extending laterally from the external occiput
superior nuchal line
Curved ridge that parallels the superior nuchal line and extends laterally from the external occiput
inferior nuchal line
Occipital condyles articulate with the _ _ _ aka _
first cervical vertebrae, atlas
The _ _ are prominent oval projections at the anterolateral aspects of the foramen magnum
occipital condyles
The _ _ of the occipital bone is anterior to the foramen magnum
Basilar Part
The basilar part of the occipital bone articulates with the _ bone.
Sphenoid bone
The superior surface of the basilar aspect of the occipital bone and part of the sphenoid bone make up the _.
clivus
The _ _ form a large part of the walls of the skull.
Parietal Bones
The two parietal bones are located at the _ and _ aspects of the cranium
lateral and superior
The bone of the forehead is the _ bone.
frontal
The frontal bone is located at the _ and _ aspects of the cranium _ to the parietal bones.
anterior and superior, anterior
The anterior frontal bone helps form the roof of the _ (give other names)
orbits ( eye sockets)
The supraorbital margin is the part of the frontal bone that forms the _ border of the orbit
superior
The supraorbital notch or foramen is a small notch or hole that is found in the _ 3rd of the supraorbital margin.
medial
The _ _ of the frontal bone forms the forehead.
squamous part
The gap of space in the bone lying between the orbital and the squamous parts of the frontal bone form the _ _
frontal sinuses
The _ bone is named due to the effects of age and time causing this region’s hair to turn gray first
temporal
The two temporal bones lie at the lateral aspect of the cranium inferior to the _ bones.
parietal
The weakest cranial bone is the _ bone.
temporal
On the temporal bone, a thin, scale-like superior expansion of the temporal bone forming part of the lateral cranial wall is the _ _.
Squamous Part
On the temporal bone, a long, thin _ _ extends anteriorly from the anteriolateral aspect of the squamous part to articulate with the _ bone.
Zygomatic process, zygomatic
The Zygomatic Arch is formed by which processes of which 2 bones?
Zygomatic Process of the temporal bone and temporal process of the zygomatic bone
“zygoma” =
yoke or bar connecting 2 parts
The temporomandibular joint is located at the _ _.
Mandibular Fossa
The _ _ is the oval depression on the temporal bone used for articulation.
Mandibular Fossa
“mastos” =
breast
“oeides”=
shape
The _ _ is the breast-shaped projection on the temporal bone. (wtf)
Mastoid Process
The mastoid process extends _ from the _ aspect of the temporal bone.
inferiorly, posterior
The mandibular fossa articulates with the _ _ of the mandible.
Condyloid Process
The _ _ _ is a large canal that opens INTO the ear.
External Auditory Meatus
The external auditory meatus is _ to the mandibular fossa.
posterior
The _ _ is a long, slender, pencil-like structure on the temporal bone.
Styloid Process