Ch. 11 Skull Flashcards
Frontal bone is divided into these two parts
- squamous / vertical portion
- orbital / horizontal portion
Smooth raised prominence between the eyebrows above the bridge of the nose
Glabella
Slight depression above each eyebrow
Supraorbital groove (SOG)
Directly below each eyebrow
Superciliary arch
This is the superior rim of each orbit
Supraorbital margin (SOM)
Small foramen in the SOM which allow an artery and a nerve to pass through
Supraorbital notch
Large prominences of the squamous portion of the frontal bone
Frontal tuberosity (eminence)
The orbital or horizontal portion of the frontal bone can be best viewed how
Inferior aspect
Forms the superior part of the orbit
Orbital plate
What lies below the orbital plate
Facial bones
What is above the orbital plate
Anterior part of the floor of the brain case
Each orbital plate is separated by this
Ethmoidal notch
Make up the lateral walls and the roof to the cranium
Parietal bones
Make the widest portion of the skull
Parietal tubercles (eminences)
Inferoposterior portion of the calvarium
Occipital bone
External surface of the occipital bone which is rounded
Squamous portion
The squamous portion of the occipital bone is superior to this
Occipital protuberance
Prominent skull landmark on the occipital bone
Occipital protuberance (inion)
Inferior to the inion
Foramen magnum
Two part articulation between the skull and the cervical spine
Occipito-atlantal joint
What are the 3 primary parts of the temporal bone
- squamous
- mastoid
- petrous
Complex structures that house the delicate organs of hearing and balance
Temporal bones
Extends anteriorly from the squamous portion of the temporal bone
Zygomatic process (arch)
Thin part, forms the wall of the skull, very vulnerable to fracture
Squamous portion of temporal bone
Posterior to the EAM, has a prominent mastoid tip which is palpable
Mastoid portion of temporal bone
Thickest most dense bone in the cranium
Petrous portion of temporal bone
Level of the petrous pyramids are at the level of this
TEA - top of ear attachment
Forms the anchor for all 8 cranial bones
Sphenoid bone
Central depression of the body of the sphenoid bone
Sella turcica
The sella turcica partially surrounds and protects this
Pituitary gland (hypophysis cerebri)
Back of the saddle
Dorsum sellae