oral biology - anatomy Flashcards
which suture separates the occipital and parietal bones?
a) saggital
b) coronal
c) lamboid
d) squamous
lambdoid suture
which bone has a depression to carry the pituitary gland?
sphenoid bone - sella turcica
which bone contains the infraorbital foramen?
a) mandible
c) zygomatic
c) maxillary
d) frontal bone
e) orbital bone
maxillary
where is the mental foramen found?
a) mandible
c) zygomatic
c) maxillary
d) frontal bone
e) temporal bone
c) mandible
which bones make up the pterion?
a) frontal, parietal, ethmoid, temporal
b) frontal, parietal, temporal zygomatic
c) frontal, sphenoid, parietal, temporal
d) ethmoid, parietal, sphenoid, temporal
c) frontal, sphenoid, parietal, temporal
the styloid process is a feature of which bone?
temporal bone
the mastoid process is a feature of which bone?
temporal bone
the condylar process is a feature of which bone ?
mandible
which suture separates the parietal and temporal bone?
a) saggital
b) coronal
c) lamboid
d) squamous
e) sphenoparietal suture
d) squamous suture
in which bone do you find the superior orbital fissure?
sphenoid bone
where is the infraorbital notch?
dip of the infraorbital fissure
in orbital surface of maxillary bone
which bone of the face is not paired?
a) zygomatic
b) nasal
c) inferior nasal concha
d) vomer
e) maxilla
vomer
which bone forms the cribriform plate and crista galli?
ethmoid bone
where are the olfactory foramina found?
ethmoid bone - cribriform plate
which feature is NOT of the ethmoidal bone?
a) crista galli
b) superior nasal concha
c) cribriform plate
d) middle nasal concha
e) inferior nasal concha
inferior nasal concha
the sphenoid sinuses drain into the …
a) inferior nasal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
c) superior nasal meatus
d) sphenoethmoidal recess
e) sphenoethmoidal meatus
d) sphenoethmoidal recess
the posterior ethmoidal cells drain into the…
a) inferior nasal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
c) superior nasal meatus
d) sphenoethmoidal recess
e) sphenoethmoidal meatus
c) superior nasal meatus
the anterior and middle ethmoidal cells drain into the …
a) inferior nasal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
c) superior nasal meatus
d) sphenoethmoidal recess
e) sphenoethmoidal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
where does the maxillary sinus open into?
a) inferior nasal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
c) superior nasal meatus
d) sphenoethmoidal recess
e) sphenoethmoidal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
what sinuses open into the middle nasal meatus?
- maxillary
- anterior and middle ethmoidal cells
- frontal sinus via frontonasal duct
which sinus opens into the sphenopaletine recess?
sphenoidal sinuses
which sinus opens into the superior nasal meatus ?
posterior ethmoidal cells
where do the frontal sinuses drain into via the frontonasal duct?
a) inferior nasal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus
c) superior nasal meatus
d) sphenoethmoidal recess
e) sphenoethmoidal meatus
b) middle nasal meatus (infundibulum)
name the features of a fetal skull not found on an adult skull
- anterior fontanelle
- posterior fontanelle
- sphenoidal fontanelle
- mastoid fontanelle
how many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
how many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
how many sacral vertebrae?
5-fused
how many lumbar vertebrae?
5
list the 5 segments of the vertebrae column
- cervical
- thoracic
- lumbar
- sacral
- coccyx
where is the lordotic curve in the vertebral column?
lumbar region
where is the kyphotic curve in the vertebral column?
upper thoracic region
lower cervical
what is lumbar lordosis ?
exaggerated lumbar curve
what is thoracic kyphosis
exaggerated thoracic curve
what are the two regions of the intervertebral disk
nucleus pulposus
annulus fibrosus
what is a herniated disc?
the nucleus pulposus protrudes out from the vertebrae and impinges the nerves = numbness
where is the ligamentum flavum located?
between the lamina of adjacent vertebrae
where is the interspinous ligament located?
between the spinous process of adjacent vertebrae
which ligament passes across the tips of the spinous processes of the vertebrae?
a) ligamentum flavum
b) anterior longitudinal ligament
c) posterior longitudinal ligament
d) supraspinous ligament
e) interspinous ligament
d) supraspinous ligament
which cervical vertebra has no body or spinous process?
atlas (C1)
which cervical vertabrae does the dens belong to?
axis (C2)
regarding movement , what is the difference between atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial movements?
atlanto-occiptal = nodding
atlantoaxial = rotation
which verterbra is likely site for fracture following whiplash?
a) atlas
b) axis
c) C5
d) C6
e) C7
C7
head of condyl is covered in which type of cartilage?
a) hyalin
b) elastin
c) fibrocartilaguous
a) hyalin (also referred as condylar cartilage)
what type of joint is the TMJ?
synovial
mandibular fossa is a feature of which bone?
a) mandible
b) temporal
c) sphenoid
d) zygomatic
b) temporal
what is the mandibular fossa’s articulating surface covered by?
dense fibrous articular tissue
what are the boundaries of the mandibular fossa?
lateral: zygomatic process of temporal bone
middle: spine of sphenoid
anterior: articular eminence
posterior: squamotympanic and petrotympanic fissure
what are the three ligaments associated with the TMJ?
- lateral/temporomandibular ligament
- sphenomandibular ligament
- stylomandibular ligament
where does the sphenomandibular ligament originate and terminate?
from spine of sphenoid
to
lingula on the ramus of mandible
which nerve supplies the TMJ?
auriculotemporal nerve
which blood vessels supply the TMJ?
- superficial temporal artery
- maxillary artery
what causes secondary degenerative TMJ dysfunction?
bruxism
malocclusion
what can cause TMJ dysfunction?
-arthritis :
joint inflammation,
age (primary degenerative) ,
abnormal function (secondary degenerative)
what is a morula ?
mass of cells following fertilisation
what does a blastocyst consist of?
trophoblast - outer layer of cells
embryoblast - inner cell mass
blastocoele - fluid filled cavity
what three germ layers does the epiblast give rise to?
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm
what does the primitive endoderm develop into?
amniotic sac
what part of the blastocyte do the epiblast and primitive endoderm originate from?
embryoblast
where does the right subclavian artery branch out from?
brachiocephalic trunk from aorta
where does the common carotid artery divide into the external and internal branches?
at upper border of thyroid cartilage
what does the carotid sheath contain?
- carotid artery
- internal jugular vein
- vagus nerve
- lymph nodes