Head & Neck Flashcards
Which bony structure protects the brain?
Cranium/skull
What name is given to the outer layer of bone?
Compact bone
Name the inner sponge-like layer of bone?
Cancellous bone
What name is given to a hole that occurs naturally in bone?
Foramen
Name the bone which makes up the forehead?
The Frontal Bone
Name the bone which is found on each side of the cranium behind the frontal bone?
Parietal Bone
Name the bone situated at the back and base of the cranium?
The Occipital Bone
Name the bone also known as the temple?
The Temporal Bone
What names could be used when describing the cheekbone?
Zygoma Bone, Zygomatic Bone or Zygomatic Arch
What is the anatomical name for the upper jaw?
Maxilla
What is the anatomical name for the lower jaw?
Mandible
What name is given to the horse-shoe shaped bone of both the upper and lower jaws?
Alveolar Process
What is the name of the foramen that is found in the upper jaw palatal to the central incisor?
Incisive Foramen
What is the name of the foramen that is situated on the outside of the maxilla underneath the orbit?
Infra-orbital Foramen
What is the name of the foramen that is situated in the hard palate toward the posterior section of the maxilla?
Greater Palatine Foramen
What name is given to the vertical section of the mandible?
Ramus of Mandible
What name is given to the horizontal section of the mandible?
Body of Mandible
What name is given to the area where the Ramus and Body of the mandible join?
Angle of Mandible
What is the name given to the part of the mandible which is ball shaped and forms part of the Temporomandibular Joint?
Condyle
What name is given to the pointed bony structure that forms the front of the ramus?
Coronoid Process
What is the name of the dip which connects the Condyle and the Coronoid Process
The Sigmoid Notch
What is the name of the external bony ridge on the outside of the ramus/body of mandible?
External Oblique Line
What is the name given to the bony ridge found on the inside of the body of the mandible?
Mylohyoid Ridge
What foramen is found on the external aspect of the body of the mandible?
Mental Foramen
What is the name of the foramen that is found on the internal aspect of the ramus of the mandible?
Mandibular Foramen
