Head

Question 1

Nasal

Answer 1

Palpation: Begin at bridge of nose, feel backwards until find a hard structure.

1) Is a flat bone
2) Forms the bridge of the nose.
3+4) Articulates with four surfaces frontal, ethmoid, and maxilla, as well as its other half, which is a fibrous joint.

Question 2

Maxilla

Answer 2

Palpation: Finger under orbital,

1) Holds the upper teeth and forms part of the lower eye socket.
2+3+4) Along with the frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid bones, they contain sinuses that allow air to move through the skull, serving three key functions, moisten and warm air breathed in, make the skull lighter and makes chambers for speach.

Question 3

Mandable

Answer 3

Palpation: Feel along jaw.

1) Holds lower teeth.
2) Only movable facial bone.
3) Forms the tempromandibular joint with the temporal bone.
4) Which is responsible for joint movement.

Question 4

Zygomatic

Answer 4

Palpation: Cheek bone

1) Found at the upper and lateral side of the face.
2) Forms the lateral border of the eye socket.
3+4) Articulates with four surfaces, maxilla, frontal, temporal, sphenodial.

Question 5

Sphenoid

Answer 5

Palpation: In front of ear

1+2+3+4)
Along with the frontal, ethmoid and maxilla bones, they contain sinuses that allow air to move through the skull, serving three key functions, moisten and warm air breathed in, make the skull lighter and makes chambers for speach.

Question 6

Frontal

Answer 6

Palpation: Front part of head, above eyebrows.

1+2+3+4) Along with the maxilla, ethmoid and sphenoid bones, they contain sinuses that allow air to move through the skull, serving three key functions, moisten and warm air breathed in, make the skull lighter and makes chambers for speach.

Question 7

Paraital

Answer 7

Palpation:

1) largest bones in the skull.
2) flat bone.
3) protect the paraital lobes of the brain.
4) Articulates with sphenoid, frontal, occipital, and temporal bones.

Question 8

Occipital

Answer 8

Palpation: Spans the back of the head

1) Function is to protect the back of the head.
2) Also support it.
3) Contains the magnum foramina which is an opening that the spinal cord travels through.
4) Spinal cord allows nervous messages to be sent from the brain to different parts of the body along the spine.

Question 9

Masseter

Answer 9

Palpation: put fingers on edge of jaw and clench.

1) A muscle which assists with mastication/chewing
2) by connecting the mandible to the check bone.
3) Innervated by the trigeminal nerve.

Question 10

Temporalis

Answer 10

Palpation: Come up behind ears and clench jaw.

1) A muscle which assists with mastication/chewing
2) by moving the mandible.
3) Sits inside of the temporal fossa and is fanned shaped.
4) Innervated by the trigeminal nerve.

Question 11

Tempromandibular Joint

Answer 11

Palpation: Fingers to ears and move jaw.

1) Joint between temporal and mandible bones.
2) Articulation of the mandible condyle with the mandibular fossa in the temporal.
3) This features an articular disc, which is cartilage that acts as a cushion.
4) The disk has no nerve or blood supply to the centre, therefor cannot cause pain.