head and neck...skull Flashcards
1
Q
Neurocranium
A
contains brain
2
Q
Viscerocranium
A
supports the face, teeth, glands, tongue
and muscles of
mastication
3
Q
how many bones surround your brain
A
8
4
Q
the bones that surround your brain are…
A
two parietal two temporal one frontal one occipital bone, one sphenoid bone one ethmoid bone
5
Q
what are sutures of nuerocranium
A
Articulations between bones of the cranium
6
Q
4 major sutures
A
lambdoid
sigittal
coronal
squamous
7
Q
Squamous located…
A
temporal bone and 2 parietal bones
