LAB 4: Skeletal System Flashcards
What is the coronal suture?
A fibrous joint that separates the frontal bone from the parietal bones.
What does the mid-sagittal suture connect?
It connects the left and right parietal bones.
What is the lambdoidal suture?
A fibrous joint that separates the occipital bone from the parietal bones.
What is the squamosal suture?
A fibrous joint that separates the temporal bone from the parietal bones.
Name the bone located at the front of the skull.
Frontal bone
Name the bones that form the top and sides of the cranium.
Parietal bones
Which bone is located at the back of the skull?
Occipital bone
What is the function of the temporal bone?
It houses structures of the ear and forms part of the cranial base.
What is the sphenoid bone known for?
It is a complex bone that forms part of the base of the skull and the eye socket.
What role does the ethmoid bone play?
It forms part of the nasal cavity and the orbits.
What is the zygomatic bone commonly referred to as?
Cheekbone
What is the maxilla?
The upper jawbone that contains the upper teeth.
What is the mandible?
The lower jawbone that holds the lower teeth.
What is the vomer bone?
A bone that forms part of the nasal septum.
What are the palatine bones?
Bones that form part of the hard palate and the floor of the nasal cavity.
