Quiz 3 - Skull and Sutures Flashcards
1
Q
cranial bones
A
occipital frontal parietal x2 temporal x2 sphenoid ethmoid
2
Q
parts of occipital bone
A
foramen maganum
occipital condyles
3
Q
parts of frontal bone
A
frontal sinuses
4
Q
parts of temporal bone
A
petrous portion squamous portion mandibular fossa zygomatic process mastoid process styloid process external acoustic meatus
5
Q
parts of sphenoid bone
A
sella turcica
sphenoid sinuses
6
Q
parts of ethmoid bone
A
perpendicular plate cribriform plate superior nasal conchae middle nasal conchae ethmoidal sinuses
7
Q
sutures
A
immovable joints between skull bones formed from fontanels (fibrous connective tissue membrane-filled spaces in the fetus)
8
Q
four sutures
A
coronal
sagittal
lambdoid
squamous
9
Q
cranial bones
A
surrounds and protects the brain
10
Q
frontal sinuses
A
air-filled chambers that open into the nasal cavities
11
Q
temporal bone
A
articulates with mandible, protects sense organs of inner ear
12
Q
petrous portion
A
“peaks”, surrounds and protects ear organs
13
Q
squamous portion
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smooth, flat surface
14
Q
mandibular fossa
A
forms temporal mandibular joint
15
Q
zygomatic process
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forms zygomatic arch (cheek bone)
