Ch 2 Flashcards
How many bones does the cranium have?
8
how many bones does the face have?
14
Purposes of the skull (4)
*Protect the brain
*Support the jaws
*Serve as an attachment for muscles
*Give form to the head
What are the Bones of the Cranium
Occipital 1
Parietal 2
Temporal 2
Frontal 1
Ethmoid 1
Sphenoid 1
the anterior 1/3 of the cranium forming the forehead and parts of the eye socket and most of the anterior for the cranial floor
Frontal Bone
What does the frontal bone articulate with
Parietal bones at the coronal suture
Eminences of the Frontal bone
Frontal eminences (2)
Supraorbital margin (2)
Superciliary arches(2)
Glabella (1)
rounded prominences on either side of the median line and a little inferior to the center of the frontal bone; a warm- color area
Frontal eminences
the superior rim of the eye socket
supraorbital margin
the inferior part of the forehead just superior to the medial ends of the eyebrows; facial marking
superciliary arches
an elevation located between the superciliary arches on the inferior part of the frontal bone immediately above the root of the nose
Glabella
forms the lowest part of the back and base of the cranium; acts as a cradle for the brain
occiptial
What does the occiptial bone articulate with
parietal bone at lambdoidal suture and the temporal bone at the squamosal suture
an opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord, spinal arteries, and nerves pass;located midway betweern two mastoid processes
foramen magnum
these bones create the superior portion of the sides and back of the cranium as well as the posterior 2/3 of the roof of the cranium
Parietal
what do the parietal bones articulate with?
occipital bone @ lambdoidal suture, tempiral bone at the squamosal suture, frontal bone at coronal suture, and other parital bone at sagittal suture
marked convexities on the outer surfaces of the parietal bone; considered widest part of the cranium
parietal eminence
comprises the inferior portion of the sides and base of the cranium, located inferior to the parietal bones and anterior to the occipital bone
Temporal bone
what does the Temporal bone articulate with?
parietal bone @ squamosal suture
occipital bone at lambdoial suture
the thin superior part of the temporal bone; temporal cavity is immediatley lateral
Squama