Final Views Of The Skull Flashcards
What is the appearance of the intersection of the coronal and sagittal suture’s called
Bregma
What is the appearance of the intersection of the lambdoid and sagittal suture’s called
The lambda
What is the diamond shaped Remnant of developing membrane bone at the intersection of the frontal bone with both parietal bones
The anterior fontanelle
What is the diamond shaped remnant of developing membrane bone at the intersection of the occipital bone with the parietal bones
The posterior fontanelle
What is the glabella
The elevation of bone over the frontal sinus between the orbits
What is the name given to the outline of the nasal cavity at the front of the Skull
Piriform aperture
What is the name given to the aveolar jugum of the canine tooth in the maxilla
Canine eminence
What forms a bullet like chin
A large mental protuberance
What forms an indented chin
Well developed bilateral mental tubercles an a slight mental protuberance
What is the tip of external occipital protuberance called
The inion
What points on the skull are used to measure the skull size
The nasion
Vertex
Inion
Gnathion
What points on the stall are used to measure cranial vault capacity
Nasion
Vertex
Inion
What is the Norma verticalis
The skull viewed from the top
