exam 1: skull Flashcards
Dolichocephalic
Long narrow heads
Mesocephalic/Mesaticephalic
Medium proportion heads
Brachycephalic:
Short and wide heads
Group of bones of the head that form the face (rostro) and the cranial cavity.
Is divided in bones of the cranium that protect the brain, and bones of the face that form the respiratory and digestive paths, and the orbit for the eyes. There are two groups of small bones that have specific functions, the hyoid apparatus and the bones of the middle ear
All of this makes up the ?
skull
bones of the cranium (4)
- Occipital: exoccipital, supraoccipital, basioccipital
- Parietal
- Frontal
- Temporal
bones of the face (7)
- Incisive
- Nasal
- Maxilla
- Zygomaticus
- Palatine
- Lacrima
Mandible
bones of the hyoid apparatus (5)
- Stylohyoid
- Epihyoid
- Ceratohyoid
- Thyrohyoid
- Basihyoid
what bone is this
occipital
what part of the occipital bone is 1
Squamous part
what part of the occipital bone is 2
Lateral parts
what part of the occipital bone is 3
Basilar part
what is the arrow pointing to
Foramen Magnum
Largest opening in the
skull.
Allows the central
nervous system to pass
through, including the
spinal cord, nerves,
meninges and blood
vessels
Foramen Magnum
what does 1 point to of the occipital bone
what do they articulate with
Occipital condyles
Articular prominences to joint with the atlas
**filled with hyaline cartilage
what does 2 point to of the occipital bone
what are these for
Jugular processes
(Paracondylar process)
Bony prominences for tendon and ligaments attachments
what is 1 pointing to
occipital condyles
what is 2 pointing to
jugular processes
what is 1 pointing to
External occipital protuberance of the occipital bone
what is 2 pointing to
Nuchal crests of the occipital bone
Represent the fusion of the interparietal bone with the occipital bone. Some occasions you may find an individual interparietal bone
More dominant in Dolichocephalic and Brachycephalic
External sagittal crest
what is the arrow pointing to
External sagittal crest
what bone is highlighted in orange
temporal bone
what is number 1 pointing to
Squamous part of Temporal Bone
what is number 2 pointing to
Petrosal part of Temporal bone
(Most of this part lives inside the cranial cavity. The only external visible eminence is the mastoid process)
what is number 3 pointing to
Tympanic part of temporal bone
what is the black arrow pointing to
Mastoid process
(External bony prominence of petrosal part of temporal bone)
what is outlined in red
Zygomatic process (Form part of the zygomatic arch; Temporal bone)
what are the red arrows pointing to
Zygomatic arches
what is being pointed to
Mandibular fossa