Lecture/Lab 6

Question 1

What are the three sutures of the cranium called?

Answer 1

Coronal suture, squamosal suture, lambdoidal suture, sagittal suture

Question 2

what are the bones of the cranium

Answer 2

frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal

Question 3

what are the bones of the nasocranium?

Answer 3

sphenoid, ethmoid, vomer, lacrimal, nasal, nasal conchae, palatine, maxilla, zygomatic, mandible

Question 4

what is the difference between the supraorbital notch and torus?

Answer 4

notch is a hole for nerves and the torus is a rounded bony edge

Question 5

define suture, fossa, foramen, process/protuberance, condyle, torus

Answer 5

suture - irregular shaped seam
fossa - bowl shaped
foramen - hole
process - bony protrusion with rough surface
condyle - bony protrusion with smooth surface
torus - rounded bony edge