Head and Neck Bones/Muscles Flashcards
Describe the hyoid bone?
irregular horseshoe shaped bone suspended from the tips of the styloid process of the temporal bone by ligaments
- doesnt articulate with other bones
- gives attachment to many muscles
Describe the body of the hyoid bone
convex anteriorly
Describe the lesser horn of the hyoid bone
attached to the end of the body on either side, is directed upward
Describe the greater horn of the hyoid bone
continuation of the body and moves backwards
What does the cranium refer to
all bones in the skull minus the mandible
How many bones is the neruocranium composed of? What are they?
8
Paired: parietal, temporal
Unpaired: frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid
What does the calvaria refer to? Describe it, what is it composed of?
roof of the skull, dome like skull cap
composed of frontal, occipital and parietal
How many bones make up the vicerocranium? What are they?
14 facial skeleton bones
paired: maxilla, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, inferior nasal concha
unpaired: mandible, vomer
Describe the coronal suture
placed between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones
Describe the sagittal suture
placed in the median plane between the two parietal bones
Describe the lamboid suture
lies posteriorly between the occipital and parietal bones
What are fontanelles
soft membrane on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones
Where is the bregma
where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet
Where is the Lambda
Where the lamboid and sagittal suture meet
What nerve innervates all muscles of the scalp and facial expression
Cranial Never VII (facial nerve)