Maxilla Flashcards
1
Q
How many bones does the maxillae articulate with?
A
9
2
Q
What are the 4 major processes does the maxillae have?
A
Zygomatic, frontal, palatine, alveolar
3
Q
What process houses the teeth?
A
Alveolar process (or ridge, or bone)
4
Q
What is the area of raised bone over the canine root?
A
Canine eminence
5
Q
What is posterior and lateral to the canine eminence?
A
Canine fossa
6
Q
What foramen is the direct continuation of V2 infraorbital nerve?
A
Infraorbital foramen
7
Q
What is a boney projection at the midline?
A
Anterior nasal spine in the inferior wall of piriform aperature
