oct 18 Flashcards
U shaped bone that forms the skeleton of the lower jaw and inferior face
mandible
protuberance of the frontal bone of the skull where the eyebrows are found
superciliary arch
smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows
glabella
the roof of the eye sockets formed by the frontal bone
orbital surface
bones of the skull that houses the structures related to hearing and balance
temporal bones
cavity within the temporal bone which houses the 3 ossicles
tympanic cavity
the bones of the middle ear
ossicles
name the 3 ossicles
malleus, incus, stapes
wedge shaped bone anterior to the temporal bones
sphenoid
structure of the mandible, pointed tooth of bone overlapping the mandibular foramen
lingula
structure of the mandible, passage of inferior alveolar nerve, nerves that innervate teeth
mental foramen
structure of the mandible, bump in the middle of the chin where sutures meet
mental protuberance
structure of the mandible, opening of mandibular canal
mandibular foramen
structure of the mandible, passage through jaw between mandibular and mental foramens
mandibular canal
structure of the mandible, on posterior side of haw and each side of midsagittal plane
digastric fossa
structure of the mandible, attaches to the mylohyoid
mylohyoid line
structure of the mandible, rough area on inner aspect of the angle of the mandible
pterygoid tuberosity
structure of the frontal bone of the skull, for the supraorbital nerve
supraorbital foramen
structure of the parietal bones, attachment for the temporal fascia
superior temporal line
structure of the parietal bones, attachment for temporalis muscle
inferior temporal line
structure of the temporal bones, widest part of the face and meet the temporal process
zygomatic process
structure of the temporal bones, big bump behind the ear, formed at age 2
mastoid process
structure of the temporal bones, attachment of the stylohyoid
styoid process
structure of the temporal bones, socket where head of the mandible sits
mandibular fossa
structure of the temporal bones, ear hole
external acoustic meatus
structure of the sphenoid bone, center structure
body
structure of the sphenoid bone, larger lateral structures
greater wings
structure of the sphenoid bone, smaller lateral structures
lesser wings
structure of the sphenoid bone, indent that contains pituitary gland
sella turcica