Cranium Flashcards

1
Q

cranium sutures

A
Coronal
sagittal
lambdoidal
squamosal
occipitomastoid
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2
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coronal suture

A

found between frontal and parietal bones

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3
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sagittal suture

A

found between parietal bones

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4
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lambdoidal suture

A

found between the parietals and occipital plate

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5
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squamosal suture

A

found between the parietal and temporal bones

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6
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occipitomastoid suture

A

found between the occipital and temporal

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7
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junction points

A
bregma
lambda
pterion
asterion
nasion
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8
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bregma

A

the junction between the sagittal suture and the coronal suture

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9
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lambda

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the junction between the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures

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10
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pterion

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the juncture between the coronal and squamosal

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11
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asterion

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the junction between the occipitomastoid suture and the lambdoidal suture

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12
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Fontanalles

A

soft spots in a babies head that allow the babies head to exit the birth canal
Posterior (2-3 months) –> sphenoid (6 months) –> mastoid (6-18 months) –> anterior (1-3 years)

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