exam chapter 1 Flashcards
what types of joints are there
fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
sutures of the skull, do not move
fibrous joints
move but very little, made of connective tissue and cartilage
cartilaginous joints
movable joints, account for most of the joints in the body
synovial joints
how many cranial and facial bones are there?
8 cranial and 14 facial
frontal bone (1)
front of the skull (forehead)
pariteal bone (2)
towards the back and middle of the head
occiptial (1)
plat bone located in the very back of your skull
sphenoid bone (1)
sits below the frontal bone , forms a large part of the base of your skill
ethmoid bone
infront of the sphenoid bone , makes up part of your nasal cavity
place where musce begins, moves towards the midline
muscle origin
place where muscle ends, moves away from the midline
muscle insertion
skull bones are apart of ..
axial skeleton
Glenoid fossa of the temporal bone 2. Articular eminence of the temporal bone 3. Condyloid process of the mandible
tmj is composed pf these parts
spike like process extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull
styloid process
hole in the temporal bone extending medially to the inner ear
external auditory meatus
largest bone in human skull. holds lower teeth in place (inferior to the maxilla)
mandible
located each side of the nasal septum attached to the lateral wall of the nasal cavity
inferior nasal concha