Functions, descriptions of the skull Flashcards
the ______ conditions the air to be received by the lateral areas of the respiratory tract of nose
Nasal cavity
The ____________ separates the left and right airways in the nose, dividing the two nostrils
Nasal septums
Air-filled sinuses are located within what bones
Frontal bone
Ethmoid bone
Sphenoid bone
Maxillary bones
Serve to lighten the skull
Paranasal Sinuses
_____________ form superior and lateral parts of skull
Parietal bones
Forms the forehead
Frontal bone
The line of junction of two bones, especially of the skull, in an immovable articulation.
Sutures
Located where parietal bones meet the frontal bone
Coronal suture
occurs where each parietal bone meets a temporal bone inferiorly
Squamous suture
occurs where right and left parietal bones meet superiorly
Sagittal suture
occurs where the parietal
bones meet the occipital bone posteriorly
Lambdoid suture
Lies between nasal and sphenoid bones
Ethmoid bone
Forms most of the medial bony region between the nasal cavity and orbits
Ethmoid bone
Form lateral wall of orbits
Zygomatic bone
Form bridge of nose
Nasal bone