HEAD BONES Flashcards
cranial bones
frontal
occipital
temporal
parietal
sphenoid
ethmoid
facial skeleton
zygomatic bone
maxilla
nasal bone
lacrimal bone
vomer
palatine bone
inferior conchae
mandible
what are the cranial fossa?
anterior
middle
posterior
what are the boundaries of anterior cranial fossa?
ant - inner surface of frontal lobe
post - lesser wing of sphenoid
what are the parts of anterior cranial fossa?
ethmoid bone
crista galli
foramen cecum
cribriform plate
anterior clinoid process
optic chiasm groove
what are the boundaries of middle cranial fossa?
ant - lesser wing of sphenoid
post - superior border of temporal bone
lat - temporal bone, greater wing of sphenoid bone, and parietal bone
floor - greater wing of sphenoid and temporal bone
what are the parts of middle cranial fossa?
sphenoid bone
optic canal
superior orbital fissure
foramen rotundum
foramen ovale
foramen spinosum
foramen lacerum
carotid canal
what are the boundaries of posterior cranial fossa?
sup - border of temporal bone
post - occipital bone
floor - basilar condylar of occipital bone, mastoid process of temporal bone
roof - fold of dura
what are the parts of posterior cranial fossa?
foramen magnum
hypoglossal canal
jugular foramen
internal acoustic meatus
boundaris of optic canal?
sup - frontal
inf - maxilla
med - frontal & maxilla
lat - zygomatic