Head And Neck Flashcards
A cancellous layer containing vascular spaces - sandwiched between the inner and outer tables of cortical bone
Diploic space
Paired foramina or areas of thin bone close to the midline in the parietal bones
Parietal foramina
Formed by two frontal bones that unite at the
Metopic suture
Paired parietal bones joined in the midline by
Sagittal suture
Frontal bones join the parietal bones at the
Coronal suture
Junction of coronal and sagittal sutures
Bregma
Occipital bone joins the parietal bone at the
Lambdoid suture
Lambdoid and sagittal sutures joins at the
Lambda
Outer layer of the dura
Endosteum
Intersection of the sutures between the frontal, sphenoidal, parietal and temporal bones
Pterion
Point where the squamosal suture meets the lambdoid suture
Asterion
Thin, depressed bone separating the anterior cranial fossa from the nasal cavity
Cribriform plate
Deep fossa seen superior of the sphenoid body
Sella turcica/pituitary fossa
Supports the frontal lobe
Anterior cranial fossa
Contains temporal, pituitary gland and most of the foramina of the brain
Middle cranial fossa
Largest and deepest fossa, contains the cerebellum, pons and medulla
Posterior cranial fossa
Triangular defect between the greater and lesser wing
Transmits cranial nerves
Best seen on what view
Superior orbital fissure
V1(orbital),III, IV and VI
Occipitofrontal view(20 deg)
Posterior to SO fissure, runs from the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa
Transmits cranial nerve
Foramen rotundum
V2 (maxillary)
Posterolateral to the foramen rotundum, runs from middle cranial fossa to infratemporalnfossa
Transmit cranial nerve
Best seen on
Foramen ovale
V3 (mandibular) and accessory meningeal artery
Submentovertical (SMV) projection
Posterolateral to the foramen rotundum
Transmits artery
Best seen on
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal artery
SMV skull projection
Ragged bony canal posteromedial to the foramen ovale at the apex of the petrous bone
What passes?
Foramen lacerum
Internal carotid artery
Run from the posterior cranial fossa through the posterior wall of the petrous bone into the inner ear
Transmits cranial nerve
Best seen on
Internal auditory meatus and canal
VII and VIII and internal auditory artery
AP of the skull
Irregular opening situated at the posterior end of the junction of the occipital and petrous bones
Transmits the cranial nerves
Jugular foramen
9,10, 11 and internal jugular vein
Anterior to foramen magnum and medial to the jugular fossa
Transmits cranial nerve
Hypoglossal canal
12th cranial nerve
Runs from posterior cranial fossa to the spinal canal
Transmits
Best seen on
Foramen magnum
Medulla oblongata
SMV projection
Pituitary fossa dimensions
Length
Depth
11-16 mm
8-12 mm
J shaped, omega or hour glass sella, normal variant
Elongated pituitary fossa with prominent sulcus chiasmaticus
Grooves for the transverse sinus are readily seen on the
Townes projection
Metopic suture normally disappears by
2 y.o