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Scalp, Skull, and Brain Flashcards

1
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Layers of the scalp

A 
S - Skin
C - Connective tissue
A - epicranial Aponeurosis
L - Loose connective tissue
P - Periosteum
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2
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skin of the scalp is thinker in the _____ region

A

occipital

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3
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the shared tendon between the frontalis and occipitalis muscles

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epicranial aponeurosis

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4
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considered dangerous space of the scalp (contains potential spaces for fluid or pus)

A

Loose connective tissue

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5
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periosteum of the cranium

A

pericranium

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6
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Sensory supply to scalp

A

Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Spinal cutaneous nerves

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7
Q

Three divisions of trigeminal nerve

A

Ophthalmic (V1)
Maxillary (V2)
Mandibular (V3)

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8
Q

Three spinal cutaneous nerves that supply scalp

A

Lesser occipital
Greater occipital
Third occipital

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9
Q

Arteries of the scalp/face (5)

A 
Occipital
Posterior Auricular
Superficial Temporal
Supraorbital
Supratrochlear
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10
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Branches of internal carotid artery

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supraorbital artery

supratrochlear artery

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11
Q

Branches of external carotid artery

A

occipital artery
posterior auricular artery
superficial temporal artery

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12
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Veins of scalp/face (6)

A 
Supraorbital
Posterior auricular
Facial vein
Superficial temporal
Retromandibular
Emissary veins
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13
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connect the extra-cranial network to the intra-cranial network and located in the loose connective tissue layer of the scalp

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emissary veins

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14
Q

Made by the junction of the superficial temporal vein and the maxillary vein, and runs with the external carotid artery

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Retromandibular vein

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15
Q

Bones of neurocranium (cranial vault)

A 
Frontal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Occipital
Temporal (2)
Parietal (2)
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16
Q

Bones of viscerocranium (facial skeleton)

A 
Mandible
Ethmoid
Vomer
Maxilla (2)
Inferior nasal concha (2)
Zygomatic (2)
Nasal (2)
Palatine (2)
Lacrimal (2)
17
Q

Cranial fossae (3)

A

Anterior
Middle
Posterior

18
Q

Sutures (4)

A

Coronal
Sagittal
Lambdoidal
Squamous

19
Q

Points where bones of cranium meet (name)

A

craniometric points

20
Q

Three notable craniometric points

A

Bregma - highest point of skull
Pterion - weakest point
Lambda

21
Q

landmarks on frontal bone

A

supraorbital foramen or notch

supraciliary arch

22
Q

features of greater wing of sphenoid bone

A

superior orbital fissure
foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum

23
Q

nerves in superior orbital fissure

A

CN 3, 4, V1, and 6

24
Q

features of lesser wing of sphenoid bone

A

optic canal

anterior clinoid process

25
Q

features of body of sphenoid bone

A

sella turcica
posterior clinoid process
dorsum sellae

26
Q

houses pituitary gland

A

sella turcica (of sphenoid bone)

27
Q

structures of ethmoid bone

A

crista galli
cribiform plate
perpendicular plate
superior and middle nasal concha

28
Q

structures of occipital bone

A 
occipital condyles
external occipital protuberance
superior and inferior nuchal lines
hypoglossal canal
foramen magnum
29
Q

structures of temporal bone(s) (9)

A 
Squamous and petrous portions
zygomatic process of zygomatic arch
external auditory meatus
internal auditory meatus
styloid process
mastoid process
stylomastoid foramen
carotid canal
jugular foramen
30
Q

upper jaw

A

maxilla

31
Q

hard palate is made by

A

maxilla and palatine bones

32
Q

contains a frontal process and the temporal process of the zygomatic arch

A

zygomatic bone

33
Q

zygomatic arch is made by (2)

A

temporal process of zygomatic bone

zygomatic process of temporal bone

34
Q

back part of hard palate

A

palatine bone

35
Q

bones found on inside of orbit

A

lacrimal bone

36
Q

regions of the brain

A 
cerebrum
cerebellum
brain stem
diencephalon
corpus callosum
gray matter
white matter
37
Q

white matter tract that connects the cerebral hemispheres

A

corpus callosum

38
Q

Three layers of meninges (superficial to deep)

A

Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater

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