L4 :Skull (and Hyoid) Flashcards
1
Q
what is calvaria?
A
cranium without face
2
Q
what is splanchnocranium?
A
the facial skeleton
3
Q
what is the structure of cranial flat bones
A
diploe between two plates of compact bone
4
Q
how many bones in the skull?
A
22
5
Q
how many bones in the calvaria
A
8
6
Q
name the 8 bones in the calvaria
A
- occipital bone (1)
- parietal bone (2)
- frontal bone (1)
- temporal bones (2)
- sphenoid (1)
- ethmoid (1)
7
Q
how many bones in the face ?
A
14
8
Q
name the bones in the face
A
- maxillary bones (2)
- palatine bones (2)
- nasal bones (2)
- vomer (1)
- inferior nasal conchae (2)
- zygomatic bones (2)
- lacrimal bones (2)
- mandible (1)
9
Q
where is the sella turcica?
A
- lies behind optic groove (skull)
10
Q
what are the three parts of the sella turcica?
A
- tuberculum sellae
- hypophseal fossa
- dorsum sellae
11
Q
Where is the ramus?
A
- the mandible
12
Q
what does the ramus consist of?
A
- condyle
- coronoid process
- notch
- angle
13
Q
what does the body of the mandible consist of?
A
- mental foramen
- mandibular foramen
- symphysis menti
14
Q
what is the temporomandibular joint?
A
- condylar head of ramus of mandible/ glenoid fossa of temporal bone
15
Q
what are the four sutures of the skull?
A
- coronal
- sagittal
- lambdoidal
- squamosal
