Lecture 5 - Head and Neck Flashcards
Where is the glabella
between the eyebrows on the skull
Calvaria
Made up of bones of neurocranium - frontal, parietal and occipital
How is the calvaria formed?
intramembranous ossification
Why is the Calvaria shape important?
Convex shape resists impact
Do the cranial bones articulate in the newborn?
No. They do not articulate to allow for passage of the head through the birth canal and accommodate the growth of the brain.
Fontanelles are
soft spots, membrane covered parts of the skull where sutures will form. Fontanelles usually exist in the skull util about 7-19 months
Bulging or tense fontanelles may indicate?
increased intracranial pressure.
What are the 3 cranial fossae?
anterior, middle, posterior
What makes up the anterior cranial base?
anterior made by frontal bone, crista galli and cribiform plate of ethmoid and lesser wings of sphenoid.
The anterior cranial base contains?
frontal lobe, cranial nerve #1
What makes up the posterior cranial base?
posterior made up by sphenoid, temproal and occipital bones. Contains occipital lobe, cerebellum, brainstem.
What holes make up the posterior cranial base?
A number of holes can be found here, namely the foramen magnum, hypoglossal canal, jugular foramen and the internal auditory meatus.
What makes up the middle cranial fossa?
made up by sphenoid and temporal bones
Contains sella tursica, chiasmic groove, optic canal, superior orbital fissure, forament torundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, foramen lacerum and cavernous sinus
What passes through the middle cranial fossa?
pituitary, optic, chiasm, optic nerve, niternal carotid arter and cranial nerves III, IV, V1, V2, VI
What rests in the middle cranial fossa?
temporal lobe of brain rests in the middle fossa
Sinuses and Air Cells can be found, where?
in the
ethmoid, sphenoid, maxilla, frontal, temporal (mastoid air cells)
**All of these are potential sites of infection
Where does the mandible articulate?
mandible articulates with the temporal bones at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Mandible holds?
the lower row of the teeth in the gomphosis joint at alveolar processes
gums/teeth are innervated by?
the inferior alveolar nerve
1/5 facial injuries involve?
mandibular fracture
temporomandibular joint?
a synovial joint with an articular disc. Articulate b/w the condylar portion of the mandible and mandibular fossa and articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
TMJ innervated by?
the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
Hyoid bone
u-shaped bone that is suspended by the stylohyoid ligaments from the styloid processes of the temporal bones.
It has a body, 2 lesser cornua and 2 greater cornua
The hyoid bone is the only bone in the body that..
does not articulate with another bone
What is an attachment point for muscles responsible for speech and swallowing?
the hyoid bone