OS 204 1.4 Skull and Mandible - Sheet1 (1) Flashcards
intersecting pt of coronal and sagittal suture
bregma
most superior point of skul
vertex
intersecting pt of lambdoid suture and sagittal suture
lambda
most posterior protruding pt of sagittal line, superior to inion
opisthocranion
tip of external occipital protruberance, palpable in nape
inion
median pt of posterior border of foramen magnum
opisthion
median pt of anterior border of foramen magnum
basion
most prominent pt of zygomatic arch, commonly injured when falling on the face
malar point
H-shaped intersection of temporal bone, parietal, sphenoid, and frontal
Pterion
intersection of temporal parietal and occipital; posterior equivalent of pterion
asterion
tip of the angle of the mandible
gonion
dermatocranium vs chondocranium: process, origin
dermato - intramembranous ossification, neural crest; chondro - endochondral ossification, mesoderm
cribriform plate
olfactory nerves
optic canal (2)
optic nerve, ophthalmic artery
superior orbital fissure (4)
CN 3, 4, V1, superior ophthalmic vein