Osteology: Norma Frontalis View

Question 1

anterior nasal spine

Answer 1

located on maxilla

bottom point of the nose hole

Question 2

canine eminence

Answer 2

bump in maxilla that pokes out where the canines are

Question 3

glabella

Answer 3

frontal bone

middle lower forehead, right where a third eye might go

Question 4

infraorbital canal

Answer 4

floor of orbit, in the maxilla

carries infraorbital n, a, v

Question 5

infraorbital foramen

Answer 5

the hole right below the orbits in the maxilla

transmits infraorbital n, a, v

Question 6

inferior orbital fissure

Answer 6

inside the orbit, the long hole next to the infraorbital fissure, in the maxilla; transmits zygomatic branch of maxillary nerve

Question 7

superior orbital fissure

Answer 7

inside the orbit, the oblong/8-shaped hole superior to the inferior orbital fissure, in the sphenoid

transmits CN III, IV, V1, VI, and opthalmic veins

Question 8

optic foramen

Answer 8

inside the orbit, the hole just medial to the figure 8-shaped superior orbital fissure, in the sphenoid

transmits CN II and opthalmic artery

Question 9

supraorbital foramen/notch

Answer 9

small hole right above the orbits, in the frontal bone

transmits supraorbital n, a, v

Question 10

nasion

Answer 10

midpoint of fronto-nasal structure, at the most superior point where the nasal bones meet the frontal bone

Question 11

superciliary arch

Answer 11

right above supraorbital margin, the eyebrow spot, on the frontal bone

Question 12

mental foramen

Answer 12

in the mandible, transmits mental n, a, v

Question 13

temporal line

Answer 13

the temporal muscle inserts here, it forms its curved insertion point on the lateralis view; it’s the arch on either side of the face on the frontal bone above the orbits that connects with the zygomatic bone

Question 14

zygomaticofacial foramen

Answer 14

a TINY foramen in the zygomatic bone, in a very lateral position, that transmits the zygomaticofacial n.

Question 15

bones of the face, frontal view

Answer 15

frontal, mandible, maxilla, nasal, zygoma

Question 16

frontal bone

Answer 16

the forehead bone

Question 17

mandible

Answer 17

the lower jaw, the one that moves; unpaired

Question 18

maxilla

Answer 18

the upper jaw - connects with zygoma, nasal bone, lacrimal bone, ethmoid bone, and sphenoid

paired and meet in the middle

Question 19

nasal bones

Answer 19

paired and meet in the middle, the nose bones

Question 20

zygoma

Answer 20

cheek bones; articulate with maxilla, frontal bone, sphenoid bone, and temporal bone

Question 21

bones of the orbit

Answer 21

frontal, maxilla, zygoma, ethmoid, lacrimal, sphenoid, palatine bone

Question 22

nasal cavity bones

Answer 22

perpendicular plate of ethmoid, vomer, superior and middle ethmoid conchae, inferior nasal concha

Question 23

canine fossa

Answer 23

a depression in the maxilla, lateral and superior to the canines, on the maxilla