Chapter 7 Flashcards
Cranial bones
-frontal
-parietal
-temporal
-occipital
-sphenoid
-ethmoid
Facial bones
-nasal
-maxillae
-zygomatic
-mandible
-lacrimal
-palatine
-inferior nasal conchae
-vomer
How many cranial bones
8
How many bones in skull
22 bones
How many facial bones
14
Facial bones form the
Face
Cranial bones from the
Cranial cavity
How many bones in the axial skeleton
80
Appendicular skeleton
126
cranial cavities
-largest cavity
-encloses, cushions and supports the brain
Orbital cavity
Eye sockets
Oral cavity
Mouth.
Nasal cavity
Nose
-lined with mucous membranes
Paranasal sinuses
-cavities within cranial and facial bones
-lines with mucous membrane
Functions:
-lighten skull
-inc surface area for more moisten and clean air
-intensify and prolong sounds
Four sinuses
-frontal sinus
-ethmoidal sinus
-sphenoidal sinus
-maxillary sinus
Sinuses all open into the
Nasal cavity
Sutures
Immovable fibrous joint
-found in adult skull
Four sutures
-coronal
-Sagittal
-squamous
-lambdoid
Coronal
Unites the frontal and parietal bones
Sagittal
Unites the two parietal bones
squamous
Unites the parietal and temporal bones
Lambdoid
Unites the two parietal bones to the occipital bone
Fontanels
Soft spots
-areas of cartilage and mesenchyme arranged in thin plates
Functions:
-rapid growth of brain
-allows shape changing and flexibility for birth
Calavaria
Skullcap/roof of cranium
The base
Floor of cranium
Frontal bone
-unpaired
-anterior roof of cranium
-forehead, nasal cavity, orbital arches
Landmark/key feature of frontal bone
Frontal squamous, supraorbital margin and supraorbital foramen
-supraorbital artery and vein pass
Frontal sinuses
-reduce weight of skull
Frontal bone frontal crest
Attachment site of meninges to help stabilize the brain within skull
Frontal bone frontal sinuses
Lighten bone, moisten inhaled air and give resonance to voice
Frontal bone squamous part
Attachment of scalp muscles
Frontal bone supraorbital margin
Forms protective superior border of orbital cavity
-eyebrows
Frontal bones paired?
No, unpaired
Parietal bones paired?
Yes
Parietal bones are paired
Parietal bones
-forms sides and roof of cranial cavity
-paired
-occupies lateral portion of skull
Foramen
Opening in the bone, passageway for blood vessels, nerves and most times lymphatic system
Supraorbital foramen
Supraorbital nerve, artery and vein
Temporal bones
-paired
-inferior lateral part of cranial floor (near the ear)
-articulates with only moveable bone of face
Superior and interior temporal lines
Lines across the parietal bones
Temporal mandibular joint
-articulates with the articular tubercle
Zygomatic bone
Cheekbone
Zygomatic process belong to
the temporal bone
Temporal process belongs to
The zygomatic bone
Zygomatic arch
-zygomatic process of temporal bone
-temporal process of zygomatic
External acoustic meatus
Ear passes through this area
Petrous portion
Located: between sphenoid and occipital bones
Function: houses internal ear sensory organs,
Eternal auditory meatus
Conducts air into the middle ear
Mastoid process
Attachment site for several neck muscles
Carotid canal
Internal carotid artery
Squamous portion
-lateral portion
Styloid process
Attachment for hyoid and tongue muscles
Stylomastoid foramen
Passage for facial nerve and stylomastoid
Temporal process forms the
Zygomatic arch
Articular tubercle
Forms TMJ