LRA-225 Final Review Flashcards

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how many cranial bones are in the skull?

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8

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how many facial bones are in the skull?

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14

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what are the 8 cranial bones?

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  • frontal
  • right parietal
  • left parietal
  • occipital
  • right temporal
  • left temporal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid -
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what cranial bones make up calvarium or skullcap of the skull?

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  • frontal
  • right parietal
  • left parietal
  • occipital
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what cranial bones make up the floor of the skull?

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  • right temporal
  • left temporal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
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define glabella

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smooth, raised prominence between the eyebrows just above the bridge of the nose

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define the SOG

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  • supraorbital groove
  • the slight depression above each eyebrow
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define SOM

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  • supraorbital margin
  • superior rim of each orbit
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define supraorbital notch

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  • foramen
  • a small hole or opening within the SOM slightly medial to its midpoint
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define the frontal tuberosity

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large, rounded prominence in the frontal bone

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what separates each orbital plate in the frontal bone?

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ethmoid notch

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what cranial bones does the frontal bone articulate with?

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  • right parietal
  • left parietal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
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what forms the lateral walls of the cranium and part of the roof?

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parietal bones

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what is the widest portion of the skull?

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parietal tubercles/eminence

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what cranial bones does the parietal bone articulate with?

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  • frontal
  • occipital
  • temporal
  • sphenoid
  • opposite parietal bone
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what is the name of the bump or protuberance at the inferoposterior portion of the skull?

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  • External occipital protuberance
  • inion
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what is the large opening at the base of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes as it leaves the brain?

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foramen magnum

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what is the meaning of foramen magnum?

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great hole

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what articulates with the depression of the first cervical vertebrae/atlas?

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condylar portions/occipital condyles

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what is the name of the joint that articulates the condylar portions/occipital condyles with C1 atlas?

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atlantooccipital joints

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what cranial bones does the occipital bone articulate with?

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  • 2 parietals
  • 2 temporals
  • sphenoid
  • atlas/C1
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what cranial bone houses the delicate organs of hearing and balance?

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temporal bone

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what is the name of the arch on the temporal bone that creates the cheek?

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zygomatic process

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what is created when the zygomatic process and the temporal process meet?

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zygomatic arch

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what are the three portions of the temporal bone?
- squamous portion - mastoid portion - petrous portion
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what is the thickest and most dense portion of the skull (located in the temporal bone)?
petrous portion/pyramid shaped
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what is the function of the internal acoustic meatus?
transmit the nerves of hearing and equilibrium
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what cranial bones does the temporal bone articulate with?
- parietal - occipital - sphenoid
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where is the sella turcica located?
sphenoid bone
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where is the pituitary gland housed?
sphenoid bone
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what are the 3 foramen that are located in the sphenoid bone?
- foramen rotundum - foramen ovale - foramen spinosum
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what is the function of the superior orbital fissure?
provide additional communication with the orbits for numerous cranial nerves and blood vessels
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what cranial bones does the sphenod articulate with?
- frontal - 2 temporals - 2 parietals - ethmoid - occipital
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the cribriform plate is part of which cranial bone?
ethmoid
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what is the upper horizontal portion of the ethmoid bone?
cribriform plate
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what cranial bones does the ethmoid bone articulate with?
- frontal - sphenoid
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what forms the bony nasal septum?
- ethmoid and vomer
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what are the names of the articulations/joints of the cranium?
sutures
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what is the classification of sutures?
fibrous joints/synarthrodial
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what suture separates the two parietal bones in the midline?
sagittal suture
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what suture separates the frontal bone from the two parietal bones?
coronal suture
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what suture separates the two parietal bones from the occipital bone?
lambdoidal suture
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what suture separates the two parietal bones with the two temporal bones?
squamous suture
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list the points/asterions of the cranium?
- bregma - 2 pterions - 2 asterions - lambda
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define fontanels
regions where sutures join and are slower in their ossification
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how many fontanels does a child have?
6
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what is another name for the bregma and lambda before they form into asterions?
- soft spots - anterior (bregma) and posterior (lambda) fontanels
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which fontanel is the largest?
anterior fontanel
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the anterior fontanel becomes the
bregma
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the posterior fontanel becomes the
lambda
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the right sphenoid fontanel becomes the
right pterion
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the left sphenoid fontanel becomes the
left pterion
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the right mastoid fontanel becomes the
right asterion
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the left mastoid fontanel becomes the
left asterion
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define sutural/wormian bones
certain small/irregular bones
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where are sutural wormian bones found?
lambdoidal suture
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what are the three divisions of the ear?
- external ear - middle ear - internal ear
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what are the structures of the external ear?
- auricle/pinna - tragus - EAM - mastoid process/tip - styloid process
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what structure of the ear covers the opening of the EAM?
tragus
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define the middle ear?
irregular shaped/air containing cavity
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what are the structures of the middle ear?
- tympanic membrane - auditory ossicles - tympanic cavity
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what structure does the tympanic cavity communicate with?
eustachian tube/auditory tube
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define eustachian tube
passageway between the middle ear and the nasopharynx
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what is the function of the eustachian tube?
equalize the pressure within the middle ear to the outside atmospheric air pressure
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the mastoid air cells communicate with the-
middle ear
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what structure of the ear is the opening between the epitympanic recess and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone?
aditus
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what is the name of a thin plate of bone that forms the roof of the antrum, aditus, and attic area of the tympanic cavity?
tegmen tympani
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define auditory ossicles
three small bones that are prominent in the middle ear
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what are the 3 structures in the auditory ossicles?
- malleus - incus - stapes
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what is the smallest bone out of the three auditory ossicles?
stapes
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what portion of the ear contains the essential sensory apparatus of both hearing and equilibrium?
internal ear
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what are the different parts of the osseous/bony labyrinth
- cochlea - vestibule - semicircular canals
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what are the 2 windows of the internal ear?
- oval/vestibule window - round/cochlear window
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how many facial bones are in the skull?
14
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what 2 facial bones are unpaired
- vomer and mandible
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what are the facial bones?
- maxillae - zygomatic - lacrimal - nasal bone - inferior nasal concha - palatine - vomer - mandible
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how many maxillae bones are in the facial bones?
2
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how many zygomatic bones are in the facial bones?
2
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how many lacrimal bones are in the facial bones?
2
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how many nasal bones are in the facial bones?
2
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how many inferior nasal concha are in the facial bones?
2
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how many palatine bones are in the facial bones?
2
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how many vomer are in the facial bone?
1
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how many mandible are in the facial bones?
1
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what is the largest immovable bone of the face?
maxillae
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what is the largest movable bone in the face?
mandible
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what cavity structures does the maxillae form?
- mouth - nasal - orbit
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what are the 4 processes of the maxillae?
- frontal process - zygomatic process - alveolar process - palatine process
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what other structure, other than the processes, is part of the maxilla?
body
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the upper and lower teeth are both engraved(??) into the-
alveolar process
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define the acanthion
landmark where the nose and upper lip meet
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what is the anterior portion of the roof of the mouth?
hard/bony palate
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what facial bone forms the horizontal portion of the hard palate?
palatine bones
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what shape are the palatine bones?
L shaped
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what bones does the maxillae articulate with?
Cranial bones: - frontal - ethmoid Facial bones: - zygoma - lacrimal - nasal - palatine - inferior nasal concha - vomer - adjacent maxilla
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what facial bone makes up the prominence of the cheeks and make up the lower outer portion of the orbits?
zygoma
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what bones does the zygoma articulate with?
Cranial bones: - frontal - sphenoid - temporal Facial bones: - maxilla
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which facial bones are the tinniest and most fragile?
lacrimal and nasal bones
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what is the meaning of "lacrimal"?
tear
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what bones articulate with the lacrimal bone?
cranial bones: - frontal - ethmoid facial bones: - maxilla - inferior nasal concha
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what is the name of the landmark where 2 nasal bones meet?
nasion
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what bones does the nasal bone articulate with?
Cranial bones: - frontal - ethmoid Facial bone: - maxilla - adjacent nasal bone
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what is another name for inferior nasal concha?
turbinates
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what are the different structures of the nasal concha?
- inferior - middle - superior
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what is the function of the nasal concha?
- divide the nasal cavity into different compartments - break up/mix the flow of air coming into the nasal cavity before it reaches the lungs
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what bones does the inferior nasal concha articulate with?
cranial bones: - ethmoid facial bones: - maxilla - lacrimal - palatine
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what bones does the palatine bone articulate with?
cranial bones: - sphenoid - ethmoid facial bones: - maxilla - inferior nasal concha - vomer - adjacent palatine
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what bones form the bony nasal septum?
ethmoid and vomer
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what is another name for nasal septum?
septal cartilage
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what is the meaning of vomer?
plowshare
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what bones does the vomer articulate with?q
cranial bones: - sphenoid - ethmoid facial bones: - right palatine - left palatine - right maxillae - left maxillae
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what other structure does the vomer articulate with?
septal cartilage
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what is the largest facial bone?
mandible
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what part of the mandible is anterior to the gonion?
body
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what part of the mandible is superior to the gonion?
ramus
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what is the name where the 2 halves of the mandible meet?
symphysis/symphysis menti
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what is the knoblike protuberance that projects forward in the mandible?
mental protuberance
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what is the term of the center of the mental protuberance?
mental point
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what is located on each half of the body of the mandible?
mental foramen
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what is the name of the u-shaped notch on the superior portion of the ramus?
mandibular notch
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what is the name of the end that lies anterior to the mandibular notch?
coronoid process
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what is the name of the end that lies posterior to the mandibular notch?
condyloid process
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what 2 structures are part of the condyloid process?
- head - neck
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what is the only movable joint in the skull?
TMJ - tempormandibular joint
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what is the joint type of the TMJ?
synovial - diarthrodial - bicondylar/plane/gliding
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when opening the mouth, what structure of the mandible moves?
the condyloid process moves forward
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when closing the mouth, what structure of the mandible moves?
the condyloid process does not move. closed mouth is its resting "phase"
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what is the joint type for the alveoli and roots of teeth?
fibrous - gomphosis
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define paranasal sinus
- large air filled cavities - also known as accessory nasal sinus
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list the paranasal sinuses
- maxillary - frontal - ethmoid - sphenoid
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how many paranasal sinuses does the maxillary have?
2h
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how many paranasal sinuses does the frontal have?
2
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how many paranasal sinuses does the ethmoid have?
several
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how many paranasal sinuses does the sphenoid have?
1 or 2
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which paranasal sinus is only part of the facial bone structure?
maxillayr sinuses
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what is the purpose of the paranasal sinuses?
- vocal resonance - lighten the weight of the skull - produce mucous
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which paranasal sinus is present at birth?
maxillary sinuses
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which paranasal sinus is developed at the age of 6 or 7
frontal and sphenoid sinuses
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which paranasal sinus is developed last?
ethmoid
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what is another term for maxillary sinuses?
antrum/antrum of highmore
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what is the shape of the maxillary sinuses?
frontal: pyramid shaped lateral: cubic shaped
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who does the paranasal sinuses communicate with?
- each other - nasal cavity
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why is it preferred to position a patient erect when doing a paranasal routine?
mucus or fluid trapped within the sinus tends to remain there and layer out, forming an air fluid
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where are the frontal sinuses located?
between the inner and outer tables of the skull, posterior to the glabella
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are the frontal sinuses larger in men or women?
men
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where are the ethmoid sinuses located?
within the lateral masses or labyrinths of the ethmoid bone
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how does the ethmoid sinuses appear in a lateral view?
they fill in the orbits
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where are the sphenoid sinuses located?
in the body of the sphenoid bone directly below the sella turcica
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what is the name of the drainage pathway of the frontal, maxillary, and ethmoid sinus?
osteomeatal complex
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what is the shape of the orbit?
cone shaped
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what is the name of the rim, or outer circular portion of the cone?
base
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how many bones male up the orbit?
3 cranial bones 4 facial bones
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what is the name of the posterior portion of the orbit?
apex
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what 3 cranial bones make up the orbit?
- frontal - sphenoid - ethmoid
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what 4 facial bones make up the orbit?
- maxilla - zygoma - lacrimal - palatine
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what cranial nerve does the optic foramen allow to pass through?
CN II
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what cranial nerve does the superior orbital fissure allow to pass through?
CN III-CN VI
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what cranial nerve does the inferior orbital fissure allow to pass through?
CN V
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what is the name of the small root of bone that separates the superior orbital fissure from the optic canal
sphenoid strut
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what type of fracture damages the zygomatic bone?
tripod fracture
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which type of fracture hits one side of the face, and the other side of the face breaks?
contrecoup fracture
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what type of fracture deals with the fracture of the floor of the orbit by a direct blow to the eyes?
blowout fracture