MF ANATOMY Flashcards
What bones make up the inferior wall of the orbit?
-Maxilla
-Zygomatic
-Palatine
Which bones form the floor of the nasal cavity?
- Horizontal bone of palatine
- Palatine process of maxilla
Which bone contributes the most to sutural growth of the orbit?
Lacrimal
(Bone resorption for complex sutural adjustment of orbit during growth)
Which nerve innervates the posterior belly of the digastric?
Facial nerve
Where do the digastric muscles insert?
- Posterior: mastoid process
- Inserts on hyoid bone as tendon
- Anterior: mandible
Which muscles of mastication are agonists/antagonists?
- Agonists: Masseter, Temporalis, Medial Pterygoid
- Antagonist: Lateral Pterygoid (opens jaw)
Where does the trigeminal nerve stem from?
Pons
What structure releases hormone that marks the start of puberty?
Hypothalamus
What structures pass through the optic canal?
- Optic nerve (CN2)
- Ophthalmic arteries
What structures pass through the superior orbital fissure?
- CN 3, 4, 5(1), 6
- Ophthalmic vein
Which structure passes through foramen rotundum?
- CN 5(2) - Maxillary nerve
Which structure passes through foramen ovale?
CN 5(3) - Mandibular nerve
Which structure passes through foramen spinosum?
- Middle meningeal artery/vein
- Meningeal branch of CN 5(3)
Which structures pass through foramen lacerum? What bones form it?
- Artery and nerve of pterygoid canal (CN7)
- A: Sphenoid, P: Occipital, L: Temporal
Which structures pass through the internal acoustic meatus?
CN7, 8