Quiz 2 (crainal bones) Flashcards
Cranial bones
Frontal bone
Parietal bones
Occipital bones
Temporal bones
Structures of the Frontal bone
Supra-orbital foramen
Frontal sinuses
Anterior cranial fossa
Zygomatic process of the frontal bone
Supra-orbital foramen: location, what passes through
Superior ridge of the ocular cavity
Supra-orbital nerve, sensory branch of the opthalmic nerve
Frontal sinuses
Deep to the frontal bone, superior to nasal bones
Anterior cranial fossa
front 1/3 of cranial cavity
Zygomatic process of the frontal bone
Lateral/inferior process of the frontal bone that joins with the zygomatic bone
Location of frontal bone
Most anterior bone of the cranium, superior to facial bones
Parietal bone(s) location
Posterior and lateral to frontal bone
Structures of the parietal bone(s)
Sagittal suture
coronal suture
lambdoid suture (w/ wormian or sutural bones)
squamus suture
sagittal suture
Joins the two parietal bones. Medially located on the superior surface of the cranium
coronal suture
joins the two parietal bones to the frontal bone. Separates as if a frontal cross-section of the cranium
lambdoid suture
joins the parietal and occipital bone(s) w/Wormian or sutural bones. Runs transverse across the posterior surface of the cranium.
squamus suture
Joins the temporal and parietal bones
Located on the lateral surfaces of the cranium
Location of the occipital bone
most posterior of the cranial bones
Structures of the occipital bone
foramen magnum occipital condyle external occipital protuberance superior and inferior nochal lines posterior cranial fossa condyloid (condylar) fossa hypoglossal canals
Foramen magnum: location, what passes through
inferior surface of the occipital bone, Largest opening.
Right/Left vertebral arteries
Spinal motor component of the accessory nerve (CN XI)
This is the landmark between the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord of the central nervous system.
Occipital condyle
Large condyle on the exterior of the posterior portion of the occipital bone
External occipital protuberance
Knot on the back of the head
Superior/inferior nochal lines
2 rows of small ridges that move horizontally across the occipital bone. Located in close proximity to the external occipital protuberance
Posterior cranial fossa
rear 1/3 of the inner cranial cavity
condyloid (condylar) fossa
Depressions in the occipital bone posterior to the occipital condyles. Laterally located in relation to the foramen magnum.
Hypoglossal canals: location, what passes through
Holes located superior to the occipital condyles hypoglossal nerve (CNXII)
Temporal bone(s) location
Lateral surface of the cranium. By the ears.
Four regions of the temporal bone(s)
Squamus region
Tympanic region
mastoid region
petrous region
Location of squamus region
superior portion of temporal bone(s)
Location of the tymbanic region
Inferior to the squamus region of the temporal bone(s), includes external auditory canal
Location of the mastoid region
Poster to external ear on the temporal bone(s)
Location of the petrous region
Interior, inferior portion of the temporal bone(s)
Zygomatic process of the temporal bone: region, description, if a foramen, what passes through.
squamus region
posterior half of the zygomatic arch (anterior temporal bone)
Mandibular fossa: region, description, if a foramen, what passes through.
Squamus region
Inferior depression to the zygomatic arch. Articulates of the condylar processes of the mandible
External auditory canal: region, description, if a foramen, what passes through.
tympanic region
lateral surface of the skull. Hole located anterior to the mastoid process