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Chapter 11 Notes - Cranium, Facial Bones, and Sinuses Flashcards

1
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what bone is rests on the superior end of the vertebral column?

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skull

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what are the 2 main sets of bone of the skull?

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  • 8 cranial bones
  • 14 facial bones
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what are the cranial bones broken up to?

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calvarium (skullcap) and floor

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what are the bones in the skullcap?

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  • frontal
  • right parietal
  • left parietal
  • occipital
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what are the bones in the floor?

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  • right temporal
  • left temporal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
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what is the frontal bone?

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the bone that makes up the forehead and the superior part of each orbit

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what are the 2 main parts of the frontal bone?

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forehead - squamous/vertical portion
superior orbit - orbital/horizontal portion

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define glabella

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smooth/raised prominence between the eyebrows just above the bridge of the nose

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9
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define supraorbital groove (SOG)

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slight depression above each eyebrow

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define supraorbital margin (SOM)

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superior rim of each orbit

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define supraorbital notch

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  • foramen
  • small hole or opening, slightly medial to the SOM
  • supraorbital nerves and arteries pass through
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define frontal tuberosity

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  • eminence
  • large/rounded prominence superior to the SOG
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what 4 bones does the frontal bone articulate with?

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  • right/left parietal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
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what bone forms the lateral walls of the cranium and part of the roof?

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two parietal bones

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define parietal tubercles (eminence)

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widest portion of the entire skull

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what 5 bones does the parietal bone articulate with?

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  • frontal
  • occipital
  • temporal
  • sphenoid
  • opposite parietal bones
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define occipital bone

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inferoposterior portion of the calvarium/skullcap

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define squamous portion

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  • round
  • forms most of the back of the head
  • superior to the external occipital protuberance/inion
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define the foramen magnum

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  • large opening at the base of the occipital bone
  • spinal cord passes as it leaves the brain
  • “great hole”
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what condyles of the skull articulate with C1 atlas?

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condylar portions/occipital condyles

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what type of joint is formed between the occipital condyles and C1?

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atlantooccipital joint

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what 6 bones does the occipital bones articulate with?

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  • 2 parietals
  • 2 temporals
  • sphenoid
  • C1/atlas
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23
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define temporal bones?

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  • left and right
  • protect the delicate organs of hearing and balance
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what are the three primary parts that break down the temporal bone?

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  • squamous portion
  • mastoid portion
  • petrous portion/petrous pyramid/pars petrosa
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25
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which part of the skull is the most vulnerable to fractures?

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squamous portion

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define petrous portion

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houses the organs of hearing and equilibrium, including mastoid air cells

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27
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what portion of the temporal bone is the thickest and densest bone in the cranium?

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petrous portion

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28
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define internal acoustic meatus

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opening or orifice that transmit the nerves of hearing and equilibrium

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what 3 bones does the temporal bone articulate with?

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  • parietal
  • occipital
  • sphenoid
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30
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what bone is centrally located in the skull and anchors the other seven cranial bones?

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sphenoid bone

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31
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define sella turcica

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  • central depression of the body
  • surrounds/protects the pituitary gland
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32
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define superior orbital fissures

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openings providing additional communication with the orbits for numerous cranial nerves and blood vessels

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33
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what examinations can be done to visualize a deformity int he sella turcica?

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CT and MRI

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34
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what are the 8 cranial bones?

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  • frontal
  • right parietal
  • left parietal
  • occipital
  • right temporal
  • left temporal
  • sphenoid
  • eithmoid
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35
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define cribriform plate

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portion of the bone containing several small openings/foramina where segmental branches of the olfactory nerves pass

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36
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where is the ethmoid located?

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beneath the floor of the cranium

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37
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what bones does the ethmoid bone articulate with?

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  • frontal
  • sphenoid
  • 11 facial bones
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38
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define vomer

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midline structure between parts of the sphenoid and parts of the ethmoid

39
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define sutures

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articulations/joints of the cranium

40
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what is the classification of the stures?

A

fibrous joints

40
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what type of mobility are the sutures of an adult cranium?

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  • synarthrodial-type joints
  • immovable
41
Q

list the 4 sutures in the cranium

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  • coronal suture
  • sagittal suture
  • lambdoidal suture
  • squamous suture
42
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define bregma

A

anterior end of the sagittal suture

43
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define lambda

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posterior end of the sagittal suture

44
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define pterions

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points at the junction of the frontal, parietals, temporals, and greater wings of the sphenoid

45
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define asterions

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points posterior to the ear where the squamosal and lambdoidal sutures meet

46
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define fontanels

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  • space between the bones of the skull in an infant/fetus, where ossification is not complete
  • sutures are not fully formed
47
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define anterior/posterior fontanels

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  • bregma and lambda in infants
  • ## “soft spots”
48
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which fontanel is the largest at birth?

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anterior fontanel

49
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when does the anterior fontanel close during infancy?

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18 months

50
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what are the 6 fontanels in an infant?

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  • anterior fontanel
  • posterior fontanel
  • right sphenoid fontanel
  • left sphenoid fontanel
  • right mastoid fontanel
  • left mastoid fontanel
51
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define sutural/wormian

A

small/irregular bones

52
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what structure is found in the petrous portion and temporal bone?

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organs of hearing and equillibrium

53
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what are the 3 divisions of the ear?

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  • external
  • middle
  • internal
54
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what structures belong to the external ear?

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  • auricle
  • pinna
  • tragus
55
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define (EAM) External acoustic meatus

A

opening or canal of the external ear

56
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define middle ear

A

irregular shaped, air containing cavity

57
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what structures make up the middle ear?

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  • tympanic membrane
  • auditory ossicles
  • tympanic cavity
58
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define eustachian tube

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passageway between the middle ear and the nasopharynx

59
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what is the function of the eustachian tube?

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serves to equalize the pressure within the middle ear to the outside atmospheric air pressure through the nasopharynx

60
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what structures make up the internal ear?

A

internal acoustic meatus

61
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what is a second direct communication in the middle ear?

A

mastoid air cells

62
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what connects to the mastoid air cells?

A

antrum

63
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what is the function of the auditory ossicles?

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  • permit vibratory motion
  • transmit sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the internal ear
64
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what are the three auditory ossicles?

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  • malleus
  • incus
  • stapes
65
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which out of the 3 auditory ossicles is the smallest bone?

A

stapes

66
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what membrane leads to the inner ear?

A

oval window

67
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how does sense of hearing occur?

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when the longer root of the incus connects to the stapes, which connects to the oval window of the cochlea

68
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what are the 3 parts of the osseous/bony labyrinth

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  • cochlea
  • vestibule
  • semicircle canals
69
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what is the function of the semicircular canals?

A

sense of direction or equilibrium

70
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what is the function of the cochlea?

A

sense of hearing

71
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what are the 2 membranes of the internal ear?

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  • oval window/vestibule
  • round window/cochlea
72
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define oval window/vestibule

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receives vibrations from the external ear (stapes), transmitting them to the vestibule

73
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define round window/cochlear

A

membrane that allows the movement of fluid within the closed duct system

74
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how does sense of hearing occur?

A

Vibrations and associated slight fluid movements within the cochlea produce impulses that are transmitted to the auditory nerve within the internal acoustic meatus

75
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which 2 facial bones are unpaired?

A

vomer and mandible

76
Q

which is the largest immovable facial bone?

A

(2) maxilla

77
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what are the structures of the maxilla?

A
  • body
  • 4 processes
78
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what are the 4 processes in the maxilla?

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  • palatine process
  • frontal process
  • zygomatic process
  • alveolar process
79
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define hard/bony palate

A

anterior portion of the roof of the mouth

80
Q

define the zygoma

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form the prominence of the cheeks and makeup the lower portion of the orbits

81
Q

which bone is fractured due to a blow in the cheek?

A

zygomatic arch

82
Q

which bones are the thinnest and most fragile?

A

lacrimal and nasal bones

83
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define lacrimal bone

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small/delicate bones that lie very close to the tear ducts

84
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define nasal bone

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  • form the bridge of the nose
  • the rest of the nose is made up of cartilage
85
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define nasal conchae

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  • made up of three pairs
  • divide nasal cavities into various compartments
  • break up/mix the flow of the air before it reaches the lungs
86
Q

what is the largest facial bone?

A

mandible

87
Q

which bone is the only movable bone in the adult skeleton?

A

mandible

88
Q

what classification is the temporomandibular joint?

A

synovial/diarthrodial

89
Q

what is the movement type for the temporomandibular joint?

A
  • bicondylar
  • plane/gliding
90
Q

what is the classification for alveoli and roots of teeth?

A
  • fibrous/synarthrodial
  • immovable
91
Q

what is the subclass of the alveoli and roots of teeth?

A

gomphosis

92
Q

define paranasal sinuses

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  • large, air filled cavities
  • lined with mucous membranes
93
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