Face, Scalp, Dura and Vasculature Flashcards
what does chondrocranium develop?
vertebral bodies and base of skull
what is Meckel’s cartilage made out of?
splanchnocranium
what creates the frontal bone and cranial vault?
dermatocranium
what is the facial cranium
aka visceral cranium, include face, eyes, nose and mouth, is the working part of the head
what is the neurocranium?
portion encasing the brain
what is the cranial vault?
what encases the brain
what side is the lacrimal bone on compared to the lacrimal gland?
lacrimal bone is medial and lacrimal gland is lateral
the bones of the head and the cranial vault are all encased in what?
dermatocranium
the perforating branches of trigeminal provide what?
sensory innervation to face
what 2 structures make up the zygomatic arch?
zygomatic process of temporal bone and temporal process of zygomatic
what is the muscle attachment site for the sternocleidomastoid?
mastoid process
what is the styloid process an attachment site for?
stylohyoid and posterior belly of digastric
what runs through the lateral pterygoid plate?
medial and lateral pterygoid
what runs through the medial pterygoid plate?
superior pharyngeal constrictors
what artery runs through the foramen spinosum?
medial meningeal
what sinus runs through the jugular foramen?
sigmoid sinus
what muscles covers the squamous part of the temporal bone?
temporalis
what is the difference between the petrous part and squamous part of the temporal bone?
petrous: rough and hard, seen in inferior view of cranial base
squamous: flat, seen in lateral view of skull
what does the coronal suture divide?
frontal and parietal
what does the sagittal suture divide?
2 parietal bones
what does lambdoid suture divide?
parietal and occipital
what does the squamous suture divide?
parietal and temporal
what does the pterion divide?
frontal, parietal, sphenoid and temporal
what is behind the pterion?
medial meningeal artery