H&N Osteology and Arthrology

Question 1

two parts that make up the cranium?

Answer 1

neurocranium and viscerocranium

Question 2

neurocranium (case of the brain)

consists of:

Answer 2

singular bones

paired bones

calvaria

cranial base (basicranium)

Question 3

calvaria

Answer 3

dome-like roof (skullcap)

Question 4

viscerocranium (facial skeletal)

Answer 4

singular and paired bones.

these facial bones are developed in the mesenchyme of the embryonic pharyngeal arches.

anterior part of the cranium (nose, mouth, and most of the orbits (eye))

Question 5

fontanel

Answer 5

the unossified area (soft) in the infant cranium

Question 6

air sinuses consist of what bones?

Answer 6

pneumatized bones

Question 7

pneumatized bones contain?

Answer 7

contain air spaces that increase with age

Question 8

blue portion of cranium?

consists of?

Answer 8

frontal bone.

glabella

superciliary arches

supraorbital margin

supraorbital foramen

Question 9

glabella

Answer 9

smooth, slightly depressed area between the superciliary arches

Question 10

Superciliary arches

Answer 10

ridge extending on each side of the glabella. Typically greater in males

Question 11

Supraorbital margin

Answer 11

angular boundary between squamous (flat) and orbital parts

Question 12

Supraorbital foramen

Answer 12

located in the supraorbital margin

Question 13

orange portion of cranium?

form what part of face?

consists of?

Answer 13

zygomatic bones.

form prominence of cheeks.

zygomaticofacial foramen

zygomaticotemporal foramen (on temporal side)

Question 14

zygomaticofacial foramen

Answer 14

on facial side (hole in the facial)

Question 15

Zygomaticotemporal foramen

Answer 15

on temporal side

Question 16

Cadaver correlation

Answer 16

supraorbital nerve on top of probe after locating the supraorbital foramen or notch