MSAK lec - midterm 4 Flashcards
Skull & face bones, muscles
name the 8 cranium bones
parietal x2, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal x2, occipital, frontal
what is the roof of the cranium
calvarium
what is the floor of the cranium
base
neurocranium
roof and sides of the skull
basicranium
skull base
name the sutures of the calvarium
coronal, sagittal, lambdoid
by what age do the calvarium sutures normally close
30-40
when does the metopic suture fuse/become obliterated
fuses by 9 months, obliterated by age 7
what are fontanelles
membranous areas that have not yet ossified (found at birth)
by what ages do the anterior and posterior fontanelles close
2 yrs and 6 mo respectively
name the landmarks where the anterior and posterior fontanelles closed
bregma and lambda respectively
what fontanelles are babies born with
anterior, posterior, sphenoidal, mastoid
where is the squamous suture found
between the parietal bone and the squamous portion of the temporal bone
name the synchondroses of the skull
spheno-ethmoidal, inter-sphenoidal, spheno-occipital, exo-basi-occipital, inter-occipital
which bones make up the cranial base
all cranial bones
name the 3 fossa on the cranial base
anterior (most shallow), middle, posterior (largest, deepest) cranial fossa
what is found in the anterior cranial fossa
frontal lobes
what is found in the middle cranial fossa
temporal lobes hypothalamus
what is found in the posterior cranial fossa
cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata
the pterion is a joint between which bones, and where on the skull is it found
frontal, parietal, sphenoid, temporal. lateral aspect
what is the thinnest part of the skull
pterion
what can a pterion fracture cause
laceration of the medial meningeal artery, leading to epidural hematoma
where do the parietomastoid and the lambdoid sutures meet
asterion
describe the location of the superior and inferior temporal lines
on the walls of the cranium from anterior frontal bone to posterior parietal bone (only seen in lateral view)
which processes form the zygomatic arch
zygomatic process of temporal bone, temporal process of zygomatic bone
on which bone do we find the mastoid process, styloid process, and external auditory meatus
temporal
what are the 3 regions of the frontal bone
squamous (forehead), orbital surface (roof of orbit), nasal portion (superior to nasal bone)
where are the frontal sinuses located
between the supraorbital ridges and deep to the frontal eminence
what goes through the supraorbital/supracilliary notches
supraorbital nerve + vessels
name the bony landmark found between the arches of the supraorbital ridges
glabella
what do we see on the internal aspect of the frontal bone that cannot be seen externally
frontal crest, notch for ethmoid
where would you find the occipital crest
inferior to the EOP and perpendicular to the superior and inferior nuchal lines
what are wormian bones and on which bone are they found
intrasutural bone islands (vary person to person) and found on occipital bone
where is the jugular foramen found and what does it house
between occipital and temporal bones. L and R. cranial nn IX, X, XI and internal jugular vein go through
what goes through the foramen magnum
brain stem (spinal cord)
which cranial bone has grooves for venous sinuses
occiput (internal)
which feature of the occipital bone connects the foramen magnum with sella tursica
clivus
which portion of the occipital bone extends forward and upward from foramen magnum
basilar part
what connects the occipital, superior sagittal, and straight sinuses
confluence of venous sinuses
which bone joins with the frontal bone via the coronal suture
parietal
which bone has superior and inferior temporal lines
parietal bones
does the frontal bone have a sinus
yes
what are the 5 parts of the temporal bone
squamous, petramastoid, tympanic (external auditory miatus), zygomatic process, styloid process
which process of the temporal bone has sinuses
mastoid
which fossa do the temporal, frontal, parietal, zygomatic, and sphenoid bones form
temporal
which part of the temporal bone contains the organs of hearing and the 3 auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes)
petrous part
which membrane separates the internal and external auditory meatuses
tympanic membrane
which foramen is formed between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the occipital bone
jugular foramen
what are the holes in the cribiform plate of ethmoid bone called
olfactory foramina (olfactory nn/CN 1 function)
which part of the ethmoid bone forms part of the nasal septum
perpendicular plate
which part of the ethmoid bone helps increase surface area in the nasal passage and warms/moistens air
superior and middle nasal conchae (inferior nasal conchae is its own bone)
which bone is sella turcica part of and what does it house
sphenoid, pituitary gland
which bony landmark on the sphenoid bone unites the lesser wings at the midline
jugum
which bony landmark on the sphenoid bone is surrounded by anterior and posterior clinoid processes
sella turcica
besides the sphenoid, which other bone forms the sella turcica
occipital
name the bony landmark of the occipital bone that forms part of sella turcica
clivus
which foramen between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone do CN III, IV, V1, VI pass through
superior orbital fissure
which foramen is between sphenoid and maxilla in the orbit, that CN V2 passes through
inferior orbital fissure
which foramen/canal is in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
optic foramen/canal
which nerve goes through the optic canal along with the opthalmic artery
optic nerve (CN II)
which foramen is between the superior orbital fissure and foramen ovale, that CN V2 goes through
foramen rotundum
which foramen is in the greater wing of sphenoid between foramen rotundum and foramen spinosum that CN V3 goes through
forament ovale