LAB 7 skull Flashcards
how many bones in the skull?
22
how many facial bones in the skull?
14
how many cranial bones in the skull?
8
list of cranial bones
1 frontal, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, 1 occipital, 1 sphenoid, 1 ethmoid
what suture articulates the frontal bone and the 2 parietal bones?
coronal suture
what is a suture?
fibrous solid joint, synarthrosis
what suture articulates the 2 parietal bones?
saggital suture
what suture articulates each parietal bone with a temporal bone on the same side?
squamous suture
what shape is the mastoid process of the temporal bone?
breast-like
what shape is the styloid process of the temporal bone?
pen-shaped
what bone does not articulate with the skull but is associated with it?
hyoid bone
what kind of joint is the tempomandibular joint?
diarthrosis, synoival hinge
what is the common name for the zygomatic bone?
cheek bone
what are the auditory ossicles called?
malleus, incus, stapes
where are the three auditory ossicles found?
middle ear cavity of the petrous region of the temporal bone