Lateral View of the Skull Flashcards
These bones form a large part of the side of the head
parietal and temporal bones
Temporal is related to?
time
This joins the parietal and the temporal bones
squamous suture
What is the prominent feature of the temporal bone?
a large hole (external acoustic meatus or auditory meatus)
a process inferior and posterior to external auditory meatus
mastoid process
this resembles a breast
What muscles attach themselves to the mastoid process?
neck muscles in volved in rotation of the head
Function of the external acoustic meatus or auditory meatus
transmits soundwaves towards the eardrum
What fills the mastoid process
mastoid air cells connected to the middle ear
These lines arch across the surface of the parietal bone
superior and inferor temporal lines
The function of the superior and inferior temporal lines
attachment points of temporalis muscle (one of the muscles for mastication)
A bone that extends completely across the skull
anterior to the temporal bone
greater wing of the sphenoid bone
This bone is also known as the cheekbone
anterior to the sphenoid bone
zygomatic bone
Consists of processes from temporal and zygomatic bones
forms a bridge across the side of the skull
zygomatic arch
Also known as the upper jaw
anterior to the zygomatic bone
maxilla
Also known as the lower jaw
inferior to the maxilla
mandible
