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Ch. 11 Skull Flashcards

1
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Frontal bone is divided into these two parts

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  • squamous / vertical portion
  • orbital / horizontal portion
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2
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Smooth raised prominence between the eyebrows above the bridge of the nose

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Glabella

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3
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Slight depression above each eyebrow

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Supraorbital groove (SOG)

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4
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Directly below each eyebrow

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Superciliary arch

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5
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This is the superior rim of each orbit

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Supraorbital margin (SOM)

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6
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Small foramen in the SOM which allow an artery and a nerve to pass through

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Supraorbital notch

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7
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Large prominences of the squamous portion of the frontal bone

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Frontal tuberosity (eminence)

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8
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The orbital or horizontal portion of the frontal bone can be best viewed how

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Inferior aspect

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9
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Forms the superior part of the orbit

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Orbital plate

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10
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What lies below the orbital plate

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Facial bones

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11
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What is above the orbital plate

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Anterior part of the floor of the brain case

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12
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Each orbital plate is separated by this

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Ethmoidal notch

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13
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Make up the lateral walls and the roof to the cranium

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Parietal bones

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14
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Make the widest portion of the skull

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Parietal tubercles (eminences)

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15
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Inferoposterior portion of the calvarium

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Occipital bone

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16
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External surface of the occipital bone which is rounded

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Squamous portion

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17
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The squamous portion of the occipital bone is superior to this

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Occipital protuberance

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18
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Prominent skull landmark on the occipital bone

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Occipital protuberance (inion)

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19
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Inferior to the inion

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Foramen magnum

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20
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Two part articulation between the skull and the cervical spine

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Occipito-atlantal joint

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21
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What are the 3 primary parts of the temporal bone

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  • squamous
  • mastoid
  • petrous
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22
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Complex structures that house the delicate organs of hearing and balance

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Temporal bones

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23
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Extends anteriorly from the squamous portion of the temporal bone

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Zygomatic process (arch)

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24
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Thin part, forms the wall of the skull, very vulnerable to fracture

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Squamous portion of temporal bone

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25
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Posterior to the EAM, has a prominent mastoid tip which is palpable

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Mastoid portion of temporal bone

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26
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Thickest most dense bone in the cranium

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Petrous portion of temporal bone

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27
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Level of the petrous pyramids are at the level of this

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TEA - top of ear attachment

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28
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Forms the anchor for all 8 cranial bones

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Sphenoid bone

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29
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Central depression of the body of the sphenoid bone

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Sella turcica

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30
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The sella turcica partially surrounds and protects this

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Pituitary gland (hypophysis cerebri)

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31
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Back of the saddle

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Dorsum sellae

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32
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This area forms the base of support for the pond portion of the brain and the basilar artery

33
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Lesser wings end medically and forms this which extend into the middle of each orbit

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Anterior clinoid process

34
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Between the lesser wings and the anterior bodies are groove like canals which begin this

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Optic groove

35
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Optic groove extends to the optic canal and ends at this

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Optic foramen

36
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Optic foramen are seen on what view of the orbits

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PA obliques

37
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Extend from the sides of the body and form a portion of the floor of the cranium

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Greater wings

38
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The 3 pairs of foramen located on the greater wings from front to back are what

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  • foramen rotundum
  • foramen ovale
  • foramen spinosum
39
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Lies mostly beneath the floor of the cranium

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Ethmoid bone

40
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The ethmoid bone sits in this of the frontal bone

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Ethmoidal notch

41
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Small horizontal portion of bone, contains many small openings for olfactory nerves

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Cribriform plate

42
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Small projection from the cribriform plate similar to a roosters comb

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Crista galli

43
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Projecting downward in the midline of the ethmoid, helps form the nasal septum

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Perpendicular plate

44
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Suspended from the under surface of the cribriform plate

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2 lateral labyrinths (masses)

45
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The lateral labyrinths contain this to help form the medial orbital walls and the lateral walls of the nasal cavity

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Ethmoid air cells (sinuses)

46
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Projections of bone which extend from each labyrinth, scroll shaped

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Superior and middle nasal conchae or turbinates

47
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Separates frontal from two parietals

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Coronal suture

48
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Articulations or joints of the cranium

49
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Separates two parietal from midline

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Sagittal suture

50
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Separates two parietals from occipital bone

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Lambdoidal suture

51
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Inferior junction of each parietal bone with their respective temporal bone

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Squamosal suture

52
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Anterior end of the sagittal suture

53
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Posterior end of the sagittal suture

54
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The points at the junctions between the sphenoid, temporal, and parietals

55
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Posterior to the ear where the squamosal and lambdoidal sutures meet

56
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Channels sound waves to the EAM

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Auricle (pinna)

57
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Tubelike opening that ends at the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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external auditory meatus (EAM)

58
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Actually tubelike portion of EAM

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Acoustic canal

59
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Contains air, located between the eardrum and the inner ear

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Middle ear

60
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The middle ear contains 3 small bones called

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Auditory ossicles

61
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Transmit sound vibrations from eardrum to the oval window of the internal ear

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Auditory ossicles

62
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Slightly anterior of the others and the most lateral auditory ossicle

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Malleus (hammer)

63
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Located in the middle of the malleus and stapes, looks like an anvil or tooth

64
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Most medial of the 3 auditory ossicles, connects to the oval window of the cochlea

65
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Superior portion of the tympanic cavity

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Epitympanic attic (recess)

66
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Large cavity opposite the eardrum

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Tympanic cavity proper

67
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The tympanic cavity proper communicates with the nasopharynx by this

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Eustachian tube

68
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Small tube about 4 cm long, equalizes pressure between the middle ear and outside pressure, ear infections often happen by way of this tube

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Eustachian tube

69
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Attached to the drumcrest or spur which separates the EAM from the epitympanic recess

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Tympanic membrane

70
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The second communication to the middle ear occurs posteriorly to what

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Mastoid air cells

71
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Opening between the mastoid air cells (mastoid portion of temporal) and the epitympanic recess

72
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Large chamber connecting the air cells, allows infection to cross from the middle ear to the mastoid area which in turn can cause an infection to the brain

73
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Infection to the brain

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Encephalitis

74
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Small bone separating the mastoid air cells from the brain

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Tegmen tympani

75
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Contains both sensory apparatus for hearing and equilibrium

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Internal ear

76
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Enclosed the ducts and sacs of the membranous labyrinth

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Osseous bony labyrinth

77
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Houses a long tubelike duct of the membranous labyrinth, most anterior, has a round window at the base of it, related to the sense of hearing

78
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Central portion of the osseous labyrinth which contains the oval window

79
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Located posterior to the other inner ear structures and located at right angles to one another, relate to the sense of direction or equilibrium

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Semicircular canals (superior, posterior and lateral)

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