Chapter 4 Skeletal System Anatomy: Skull and Facial Bones Flashcards
What is a foramen
hole for blood vessels and nerves
What is a meatus
a hole
What do a process, condyle, and malleolus all have in common
They are a projection
purpose: attachment
What is the axial skeleton
the skull and face, vertebrae, and thoracic cage
What bones make up the cranium
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
What foramen is in the maxilla
IOF: infraorbital foramen
What is the process on the roof of the mouth
palentine process
What is the bone of the roof of the mouth
Palentine bone
What is the cheek bone
zygomatic bone
What is the bridge of the nose bone
Nasal bone
Where is the lacrimal bone
in the tear ducts
What is close to the lacrimal bone
ethmoid bone
lower jaw bone
mandible
What is the foramen in the mandible
mental foramen
The 2 processes in the mandible
mandible process and coronoid process
What suture connects the frontal and parietal bone
coronal suture
What suture connects the parietal and temporal bone
squamous suture
What suture connects the parietal and occipital bone
lamboid suture
What suture connects the 2 parietal bones
saggital suture
What 3 processes does the temporal bone have
styloid
zygomatic
mastoid
What meatus does the temporal bone have
EAM or external auditory meatus
