Facial Bones, Sinuses and Sinus Positioning Flashcards
14 facial bones
R and L nasal R and L lacrimal (tear ducts) R and L maxillary R and L zygomatic/zygoma (cheek) R and L palatine R and L inferior nasal conchae (superior and middle belong to ethmoid bone) Vomer Mandible
Two small, thin facial bones
Vary in size and shape in individuals
Form “bridge of nose”
Nasal bones
Superior bony wall of nasal cavity formed by nasal bones
“Bridge of nose”
4 articulations of the nasal bones
With each other in MSP
Superior/above = frontal bone
Posterosuperior surface with perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
On each lateral side = maxillae
Two smallest bones in the skull, very thin
Located in anterior part of medial wall of orbits between labyrinth of ethmoid and maxilla
Some of the bones that make up orbit
Each contains a lacrimal foramen and form the lacrimal fossa
Lacrimal bones
Foramen in lacrimal through which the tear duct passes
Lacrimal foramen
Fossa that accommodates lacrimal sacs and is formed by the lacrimal bones and maxillae
Lacrimal fossa
4 articulations of the lacrimal bones
Frontal
Ethmoid
Maxilla
Inferior nasal concha
2 projections of the skull the lacrimal bones are seen on
PA
Lateral
Two largest, immoveable bones of the face
Maxillary bones
What do the maxillary bones articulate with?
Each articulates with all other facial bones, except for mandible; also articulate with frontal and ethmoid cranial bones
3 things the maxillary bones form
Part of lateral walls and most of floor of nasal cavity
Part of the floor of orbital cavities
3/4 of the roof of the mouth
Process of maxillary bones that articulates with zygomatic bones and assist in formation of the prominence of the cheeks
Zygomatic process
Body of maxillary bones contains large, pyramidal cavities that empty into the nasal cavity
Maxillary sinus
Foramen located in the maxillary bones under each orbit and serves as a passage through which the infraorbital nerve and artery reach the nose
Infraorbital foramen
Inferior borders of spongy bone of the maxillary bones that support roots of teeth; what upper teeth are embedded into
Alveolar process
Forward pointed process at the maxillary bone’s midline junction in the anterior MSP
Anterior nasal spine
Midpoint of junction (anterior nasal spine) of the maxillary bones
Acanthion
2 things the zygomatic bones form
Prominence of cheeks
A part of the side wall and floor of the orbital cavities
Posteriorly extending process of the zygomatic bones that unites with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to form the zygomatic arches
Temporal process
Formed by union of temporal process of zygoma and zygomatic process of temporal bone
Zygomatic arch
4 articulations of the zygomatic bones
Frontal bone superiorly
Zygomatic process of temporal bone at lateral side
Maxilla anteriorly
Sphenoid posteriorly
Two L-shaped bones composed of vertical and horizontal plates
Palatine bones
What do the horizontal plates of the palatine bone form?
Horizontal plates articulate with maxillae to complete posterior 1/4 of bony palate (horizontal part of L makes up 1/4 roof of mouth)
Roof of mouth
Bony palate
What do the vertical plates of the palatine bone form
Vertical portions extend upward between maxillae and pterygoid processes of sphenoid bone in posterior nasal cavity
Superior tips of vertical portions assist in forming posteromedial bony orbit
Extend diagonally and inferiorly from lateral walls of nasal cavity at its lower third
Long, narrow, very thin bones with a lateral curve that gives them a scroll-like appearance
Upper two are processes of ethmoid bone
The three of these project into and divide the lateral portion of the respective sides of the nasal cavity into superior, middle and inferior meatus
Covered with a mucous membrane to warm, moisten and cleanse inhaled air
Inferior Nasal Conchae
Thin plate of bone situated in MSP of floor of nasal cavity where it forms inferior nasal septum
Posterior border is free
Vomer
2 articulations of the vomer
Anterior border slants superior and posteriorly from anterior nasal spine which its superior border articulates with body of sphenoid
Superior part of anterior border articulates with perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
Largest and densest bone of the face
Mandible