Outline 14 - Skull and Facial Skeleton (EXAM 4) Flashcards
Brain at birth is __% of adult volume
25%
By 2 years, the brain is __% of its adult volume
75%
what is Plagiocephaly?
when the head is being pressed so consistently that it develops a flat spot
what is Cranial synostosis ?
The bones of the skull has already fused by the time the baby is born
what is a fontanelle?
gaps in the skull
Name the Skull bones. (hint: 8 ; FPOTES)
- Frontal bone
- Parietal bone (paired)
- Occipital bone
- Temporal bone (paired)
- Ethmoid bone
- Sphenoid bone
what does the frontal bone form?
the forehead (squamous portion)
what does the Parietal bone form ?
- mid-portion of skull
- skull cap
- bulk of brain base
what does the occipital bone form?
back and part of the underside of the skull (posterior and inferior)
what does the occipital bone articulate (connect) with?
vertebral column
what does the temporal bone form?
the side of the skull and houses sensory organs for hearing and balance
what does the ethmoid bone form?
a small portion of the anterior floor of the cranial cavity
what does the sphenoid bone form?
bulk of the floor of the mid-portion of the cranial cavity
Name the 4 paranasal sinuses (hint: FMES)
- Frontal (paired)
- Maxillary (paired)
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid (paired)
where does the frontal sinus open up to?
anterior part of the nasal cavity
what is the largest paranasal sinus?
maxillary
what is the primary function of paranasal sinuses?
what are the other functions?
- reduce the weight of the skull
- skull and facial growth; give room for bones to expand
Facial Skeleton – 14 bones (6 paired)
- Mandible
- Maxilla (paired)
- vomer
- lacrimal bone (paired)
- nasal bone (paired)
- Zygomatic bone (paired)
- Palatine (paired)
- Inferior concha (paired)
what does the mandible form?
forms the lower jaw
what does maxilla form?
upper jaw
- roof of your mouth
- floor of your nose
- floor of your orbital cavity
what is the most inferior and posterior part of the nasal septum?
vomer
what are the 4 processes of maxilla
i. Zygomatic
ii. Frontal
iii. Alveolar
iv. Palatine
what does the Lacrimal bone (paired) form?
a portion of the medial wall of the orbital cavities
what does the Nasal bone (paired) form?
bridge of the nose
what does the zygomatic bone (paired) form?
- cheek bones
- part of the orbit of the eye
what does palatine form?
- part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavities (vertical)
- posterior part of hard palate (horizontal)
what does the Inferior concha (paired) form?
Forms a portion of the lateral wall of nasal cavities
Name the bones for the orbit of the eye (7 bones).
a. Frontal
b. Sphenoid
c. Maxilla
d. Zygomatic
e. Palatine (tiny piece)
f. Lacrimal
g. Ethmoid (perpendicular plate)
The orbit of the eye is divided into 6 different areas.
Name them.
roof, floor, medial wall, lateral wall, base, apex
what does the concha/turbinates provide?
more surface area for air to rush over in order to warm and humidify
what is the largest of the concha?
Inferior concha