Head and Neck, Topnotch Flashcards
Point of meeting and articulation of the frontal, parietal, squamous temporal and greater wing of sphenoid
Pterion
Point of meeting and articulation of the frontal, parietal, squamous temporal and greater wing of sphenoid
Pterion
Skull fracture at the pterion: May lacerate the
Middle meningeal artery
Skull fracture at the pterion: Intracranial hemorrhage
Epidural or extradural hematoma
Skull fracture at the pterion: T/F May compress brainstem
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Fracture of petrous temporal bone: Signs
1) Otorrhea
2) Hearing loss
3) Facial nerve damage
Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture superior to the maxillary alveolar process
LeFort I
Maxillary fracture: Posterolateral parts of maxillary sinuses; central part of face separated from cranium
LeFort II
Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture that passes through superior orbital fissures, ethmoid, and nasal bones, extending to greater wing of sphenoid; Maxillae and zygomatic bone separated from cranium
LeFort III
LeForte fractures
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Layer of the scalp: Allows free movement of scalp proper
Loose connective tissue
Layer of the scalp: Where emissary veins are found
Loose connective tissue
Premature closure of skull sutures
Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of sagittal suture
Scaphocephaly
Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of coronal suture
Oxycephaly/acrocephaly
Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of coronal and lambdoid sutures on one side of skull
Plagiocephaly
Craniosynostosis: Long and narrow skull
Scaphocpephaly
Primary brain vesicles differentiate into secondary vesicles at ___ week of development
5th
Primary brain vesicles differentiate into secondary vesicles at ___ week of development
5th
Skull fracture at the pterion: May lacerate the
Middle meningeal artery
Skull fracture at the pterion: Intracranial hemorrhage
Epidural or extradural hematoma
Skull fracture at the pterion: T/F May compress brainstem
T
Fracture of petrous temporal bone: Signs
1) Otorrhea
2) Hearing loss
3) Facial nerve damage
Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture superior to the maxillary alveolar process
LeFort I
Maxillary fracture: Posterolateral parts of maxillary sinuses; central part of face separated from cranium
LeFort II
Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture that passes through superior orbital fissures, ethmoid, and nasal bones, extending to greater wing of sphenoid; Maxillae and zygomatic bone separated from cranium
LeFort III
LeForte fractures
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Meningeal layer sends ___ septa inward to restrict displacement of brain associated with acceleration and deceleration when the head is moved
4
Layer of the scalp: Where emissary veins are found
Loose connective tissue