Inferior View of the Skull Flashcards
1
Q
The brain and spinal cord are connected to this foramen
A
foramen magnum
2
Q
The foramen magnum is located in?
A
Occipital bone
3
Q
These condyles connect with the vertibral column allowing movement of the skull
A
occipital condyles
4
Q
Carotoid arteries pass here
A
Carotoid canals
5
Q
Vertebral arteries pass through here
A
foramen magnum
6
Q
Internal jugular veins exit through
A
jugular foramina
located lateral to the occipital condyles
7
Q
These stylus-shaped processes project from the inferior part of the temporal bone
A
styloid processes
8
Q
Function of styloid proccesses
A
muscles involved in the movement of
* tongue
* hyoid bone
* pharynx
attach to this process
