Lecture 21 - Skull and Cranial Nerves I Flashcards
What is the neurocranium?
Braincase
What is the function of the neurocranium?
Protect the brain
What is the facial skeleton called?
Splanchnocranium
What is the function of the splanchnocranium?
Face, sensory components, and masticatory apparatus
What are the three dorsal bones of the neurocranium?
Frontal, parietal, and the interparietal portion of the occipital
What is different about the frontal and parietal bone?
Both are bilaterally symmetrical
What is the function of the temporal fossa/line?
Contains the temporal muscle and fascia
What are the four ventral bones of the brain case?
Presphenoid, pterygoid, basisphenoid, and occipital
What canal is within the occipital bone?
Hypoglossal canal
What canals are within the basisphenoid bone?
Optic canal, Foramen rotundu, Foramen ovale, and Hypophyseal fossa
What are pterygoid processes?
Ventral projections of basisphenoid
What fossa are located within the temporal bone?
Mandibular fossa and stylomastoid foramen
What six bones line the brain cavity?
Occipital, parietal, frontal, petrous temporal, basisphenoidm and presphenoid
What does the neurocranium contain?
Cranial cavity
What are the two types of bone in the neurocraninal bones?
Compact and trabecular
What is compact bone?
Inner and outer tables, inner usually thiner
What is trabecular bone?
Between inner and outer tables of compact bone, contain red bone marrow
What is diploic bone?
Spongy bone between flat cranial bones