(Lesson 5) Axial Skeleton Flashcards
Axial Skeleton
body axis composed of the skull, thoracic cage, and vertebral column.
Frontal Bone
Major bone of the forehead
Supraorbital Margin
Superior ridge of the eye socket
Superciliary arch
The ridge above the eye socket indicating the location of the frontal sinuses
Glabella
The smooth, triangular part of the frontal bone found midline directly above the nasal bones connecting the superciliary arches
Frontal Sinus
Cavity within the frontal bone
Parietal Bone
Large paired bone located in the superior portion of the skull
coronal suture
runs laterally joining the frontal and parietal bones
Sagittal suture
runs anterioposteriorally joining the two parietal bones.
Temporal Bone
paired bone located on the lateral sides of the skull
Squamos suture
runs anteioposteriorally joining the temporal and parietal bones.
Mandibular fossa of Temporal bone
Articulates with the condyloid process of the mandible.
External auditory meatus
opening in the temporal bone extending to the inner ear.
Internal Auditory Meatus
short canal in petrous part of the temporal bone, extending laterally towards the ear. Site of nerve entrance.
Petrous Part
Dense bony ridge on interior surface of temporal bone, location of middle and inner ear cavities.
Styloid Process
Long sharp process of the temporal bone extending inferiorly.
Mastoid Process
Rounded process of the temporal bone slightly posterior and inferior to the external auditory meatus.
Stylomastoid Foramen
located between the styloid and mastoid processes. Passageway for facial nerve.
Carotid Canal
located on petrous part of the temporal bone anterior to the jugular foramen.
Jugular Foramen
Located on inferior, petrous part of the temporal bone posterior to the Carotid Canal
Zygomatic Process
Arch of bone extending anteriorly from the temporal bone.
Zygomatic Bone
Paired bone which participates with the zygomatic process. Cheek bone.
Zygomatic Arch
formed by union of the zygomatic bone and zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
Occipital bone
most posterior and inferior bone of the skull.
Lambdoid Suture
runs transversely joining the occipital and parietal bones.
sutural bone
irregular bone within a cranial suture.
External occipital protuberance
median protrusion on occipital bone superior to foramen magnum.
Superior Nuchal Line
Runs horizontally from external occipital protuberance.
Foramen Magnum
Large opening on the inferior part of the skull.
Occipital Condyle
Paired rounded process lateral to the foramen magnum.
Hypoglossal canal
paired canal anterior to occipital condyle.
Basilar part
bone anterior to foramen magnum joining occipital and sphenoid bones.
Sphenoid bone
Butterfly shaped bone forming the floor of the cranium.
Greater Wing
posterior and inferior to lesser wing on the interior of the sphenoid.
Lesser wing
Anterior and Superior to greater wing on the interior of the sphenoid.
Superior Orbital Fissure
Fissure between greater and lesser wings of sphenoid visible from the orbits.
Inferior Orbital Fissure
Fissure in the orbit floor between maxilla and greater wing of the sphenoid.
Sella Turcica
Saddle-like depression posterior to lesser wing.
Sphenoid Sinus
Paired cavity located within the sphenoid, inferior to the sella turcica.
Lateral Pterygoid Plate
Sharp process that laterally and inferiorly projects from the sphenoid.
Medial Pterygoid Plate
Sharp process that laterally and inferiorly projects from the Sphenoid.
Optic Canal
Paired opening through lesser wing of the sphenoid
Foramen lacerum
paired opening posterior to the sella turcica.
Foramen Ovale
Paired opening lateral to the base of the sella turcica
Foramen Spinosum
paired opening at the posterior margin of the Sphenoid.
Ethmoid Bone
Located between the orbits and between sphenoid and nasal bones. Forms roof of nasal cavity.