Osteology of the Skull Flashcards

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What are the 3 bones of the neonatal skull?

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  1. Frontal
  2. Parietal
  3. Occipital
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What separates the bones in the vault of the neonatal skull?

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Sutures and fontanelles

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What are the 3 sutures found in the neonatal skull?

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  1. Coronal suture
  2. Sagittal suture
  3. Lambdoid suture
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What are 3 fontanelles found in the neonatal skull?

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  1. Anterior
  2. Posterior
  3. Small fontanelles on lateral aspect of the skull
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What shape is the anterior fontanelle?

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Diamond-shaped

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At what age does the anterior fontanelle fuse?

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One and a half years

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7
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What shape is the posterior fontanelle?

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Triangular

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At what age does the posterior fontanelle fuse?

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One year

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9
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What are 5 ways fontanelles and sutures have clinical importance?

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  1. Membranous articulations
  2. Brain enlargement
  3. Access to cranium
  4. Monitor pulse
  5. Depression is a sign of dehydration
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What is the major difference between fontanelles and sutures?

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Fontanelles are membranes and sutures are joints

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What is the neurocranium?

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Bones of the skull enclosing the brain

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12
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What is the viscerocranium?

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Bones of the skull which make up the face

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There are 11 major bones of the viscerocranium. Name them and mention which are paired

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  1. Vomer
  2. Concha *
  3. Maxilla *
  4. Mandible
  5. Palatine *
  6. Zygomatic *
  7. Lacrimal *
  8. Nasal *
  9. Sphenoid
  10. Ethmoid
  11. Frontal
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There are 6 major bones of the neurocranium. Name them and mention which are paired

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  1. Frontal
  2. Parietal *
  3. Temporal *
  4. Occipital
  5. Sphenoid
  6. Ethmoid
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How are bone processes named?

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Whichever bone you are moving towards names the process e.g going from frontal bone to zygomatic is zygomatic process of frontal bone

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What are 6 main features of the norma frontalis?

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  1. Naison
  2. Glabella
  3. Superciliary arches
  4. Supraorbital margin
  5. Supraorbital foramina
  6. Infraorbital foramina
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What are 3 features of the frontal bone?

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  1. Superciliary arches
  2. Supraorbital margin
  3. Glabella
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What are 4 features of the temporal bone?

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  1. Superior and inferior temporal lines
  2. External acoustic meatus
  3. Mastoid process
  4. Styloid process
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What are 2 features of the maxilla?

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  1. Hard palate

2. Infraorbital foramen

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What are 3 features of the occipital bone?

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  1. Occipital condyle
  2. External occipital protuberance
  3. Superior and inferior nuchal line
21
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What is bregma?

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The area left when the anterior fontanelle has disappeared

22
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What is lambda?

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The area left when the posterior fontanelle has disappeared

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What is the function of the occipital condyle?

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Allows for articulation of skull with C1

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What is the pterion?

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Meeting of 4 bones:

Frontal, parietal, greater wing of sphenoid and temporal bone

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What can a traumatic blow to the pterion cause?
Extradural haematoma
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Why does an extradural haematoma occur at the pterion?
The middle meningeal artery runs underneath the pterion so can rupture the artery
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Why is an extradural haematoma problematic?
The bleed is outside the meninges so can increase the pressure of the brain in the skull
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What are the 3 divisions of the cranial cavity?
1. Anterior cranial fossa 2. Middle cranial fossa 3. Posterior cranial fossa
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What separates the anterior and middle cranial fossa?
Lesser wing of sphenoid
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What separates the middle and posterior cranial fossa?
Petrous part of the temporal bone
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What are 2 examples of sexual dimorphism with regards to the skull
1. Male skulls are heavier | 2. The forehead has more projected eyebrows as a result of larger frontal sinuses