Primate Osteology Flashcards
(101 cards)
How many bones are in the skull?
28
What is another name for the skull?
Cranium
How many bones (on average) are in the human body?
206
How many bones (on average) do humans have when we are born?
300
How many bones are in the cranium?
28
How many paired bones are in the cranium?
11
How many unpaired bones are in the cranium?
6
What is the Hyoid bone?
A U-shaped bone that sits in the neck under the mandible
Does the Hyoid bone articulate with any other bones?
No, it is the only bone in the human body that does not articulate with any other bone.
What is attached to the Hyoid bone?
The Hyoid bone is encased in a sling of muscles that move the larynx, pharynx, and tongue
What is the Parietal bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is paired and forms the majority of the roof and sides of the neurocranium
What is the neurocranium?
Bones of the cranium that protect the brain
What is another word for neurocranium?
Cranial vault
What is the Temporal bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is paired and on the lateral side of the neurocranium.
How many portions is the Temporal bone divided into? What are they?
- 1) the squamous (flat) portion that forms the lateral side of the neurocranium. 2) the petrous (rock-like) portion that houses the special sense organs of the ear for hearing and balance as well as three tiny bones of the middle ear: incus, malleus, and stapes
What is the Zygomatic bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is paired and forms the anterolateral portion of the cheekbone and contributes to the lateral and inferior wall of the orbit.
What is the Lacrimal bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is small, paired, flat, and forms the anterior portion of the medial wall of the orbit.
What is the (Inferior) Nasal Concha bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is paired and scrolled shape and rests at the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.
What is the Nasal bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is small, paired, flat, and rectangular and it forms the bridge of the nose.
What is the Maxillas bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is paired and forms the upper jaw, supports the upper teeth, and form the inferior margin of the cheek.
What is the Palatine bone?
One of the 11 paired bones in the cranium. It is a paired L-shape bone that forms the posterior portion of the roof of the mouth, floor of the orbit, and the floor of the lateral walls and nasal cavity.
What is the Malleus bone?
a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear.
What is the Incus bone?
The middle of the three small bones in the middle ear.
What is the Stapes bone?
The smallest bone in the body, located in the middle ear. Damage to this bone could cause partial or complete hearing loss.