Osteology of The Skull Flashcards
Rounded elevation on a bony surface
Eminence (tubercle)
faint elevations where the fan-shaped temporalis muscle attaches and border of temporal fossa
Parietal: Superior and inferior temporal lines
elevation on the posterior aspect of the maxilla, distal to the maxillary molars
Maxillary tuberosity
landmarks for attachments of muscles
Prominences and depressions
What attach muscle to bone
tendons
What attach bone to bone
ligaments
shallow depression on a bony surface
fossa
(Sing. Foramen): openings for blood vessels and nerves
Foramina
Identify cranial and facial bones using the foramina that are present on each and what nerves are involved.
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Locate each bone on the skull and images.
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Is the frontal sinus a sinus? Which one
One of the paranasal sinuses
paired air filled cavities lined with mucous membranes, serve to lighten skull, sound resonators, provide mucous
Paranasal sinuses
What are the 4 paranasal sinuses
Frontal
Maxillary
Sphenoidal
Ethmoidal
junction or line where two bones come together
Suture
Short circular opening in the bone
Foramen
Long tubular opening in the bone
Canal
Oval bony prominence typically located at articulations
Condyle
Space
Meatus
Deep cleft, usually from improper fusion
fissure
Shallow depression on a bony surface
Fossa
abrupt, small protuberance of bone
Spine
convex projections of bone that serve as attachment sites for muscles, tendons, or ligaments
Processess
the point where two or more bones make contact
Articulation
Abnormal hole in a hollow organ, such as sinus wall
Perforation
