Exam 2 Flashcards
Mastoid process
Temporal Bone
large and bumpy
styloid process
temporal bone
thin and smooth
mandibular fossa
temporal bone
articulates with mandible
Occipital condyles
occipital bone
where spine connects and head rests
foramen magnum
Occipital bone
where spine goes up into head
perpendicular plate
ethmoid
part of nasal septum
cribriform plate
ethmoid
has perforations for olfactory nerves
crista galli
ethmoid
coronal suture
joins frontal and parietal
sagittal suture
joins left and right parietals
lambdoidal suture
joins occipital and parietals
squamous suture
joins temporal and parietal
coronoid process
mandible
anterior muscle pull up
mandibular condyle
mandible
articulates temporal bone
alveolar process
maxilla
house upper teeth
palatine process
maxilla
anterior portion of hard palate
Hyoid bone
only bone that doesn’t articulate with another bone
acts as anchor: important for tasting etc.
Fontanelles
soft spot on fetus’s head that allows for brain to grow
vertebrae body
supports weight
vertebral arch
provides space and protects spinal cord
transverse processes
lateral projection
spinous process
posterior projection
superior articular processes
articulate with superior vertebra
Inferior articular processes
articulate with inferior vertebra