Orbital Complex / Skull Sutures Flashcards
1
Q
Bones in the Orbital Complex
A
Frontal bn
Sphenoid
Maxilla
Zygomatic bn
Palatine bn
Lacrimal bn
Ethmoid
2
Q
How many bones make up the Orbital Complex
A
7
3
Q
What are sutures?
A
immovable joints between skull bones made of dense regular connective tissue which can fuse as we age
4
Q
What are the different type of sutures?
A
Sagittal
Coronal
Squamous
Lambdoid
5
Q
Sagittal Suture
A
between the parietal bones
6
Q
Coronal Sutures
A
between the frontal and parietal bones along the coronal plane
7
Q
Squamous Suture
A
between the temporal bone and parietal bones
8
Q
Lambdoid Sutures
A
between the parietal and occipital bone
