Neuro Exam 1 Skull Flashcards
houses the lacrimal gland
lacrimal fossa
number of bones in the neurocranium
8
- 2 pairs of parietal and temporals
- zygomatic
- ethmoid
- frontal
- occipital
Number of bones in Facial Skeleton (viscerocranium)
14 bones
Middle and sup. nasal concha are part of
ethmoid
inferior nasal concha is part of
it is its own bone, articulates with the maxilla
joins the viscero and neurocranium together
zygomatic process of temporal bone
radiographic midline of nasal aperture
anterior nasal spine
opening for maxillary air sinus
maxillary hiatus
the largest sinus in the face
maxillary sinus
tears go from eyes to nose
nasolacrimal sulcus
breaks off during jaw fractures
condylar process
houses the roots of the teeth
alveolar process
the salivary gland lives here
sublingual salivary gland in the sublingual fossa and the submandibular salivary gland in the submandibular fossa
foramen which form a straight line
the supra and infraorbital foramen, and the mental foramen
guideline for where the needle goes in, to reach the ______ nerve
retromolar fossa; inferior alveolar nerve
attachment for the temporalis
the temporal lines
fills the temporal fossa
the temporalis muscle
area of weakness on the skull
pterion
zygomatic arch
composed of the zygomatic process and the temporal process
medial, and between the mandibular fossa and the auditory meatus
petrotympanic fissure
lateral, and between the mandibular fossa and the auditory meatus
squamotympanic fissure
at the junction of the temporal and occipital bones also CN 9,10,11
jugular foramen (includes the internal jugular vein)
where the ganglion for CN5 lives
trigeminal depression (trigeminal nerve)
CN7 goes through to innervate the face
stylomastoid foramen
makes up part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity
vertical plate of the palatine bone
articulate with C1 (atlas)
condyles of the occipital bone
dura from brain connects to
crista galli and the ant/post clinoid processes of the sphenoid
houses branches of CN1 (olfactory)
cribiform plate
cells between the orbital plate and the perpendicular plate
air cells
hole found between the greater wing and the maxilla
inferior orbital fissure
hole found between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid
superior orbital fissure
hole surrounded by the sphenoid, temporal, and occipital bones (psuedo opening covered by cartilage)
foramen lacerum
