Scalp, Skull, and Brain

Question 1

Layers of the scalp

Answer 1

S - Skin
C - Connective tissue
A - epicranial Aponeurosis
L - Loose connective tissue
P - Periosteum

Question 2

skin of the scalp is thinker in the _____ region

Answer 2

occipital

Question 3

the shared tendon between the frontalis and occipitalis muscles

Answer 3

epicranial aponeurosis

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Loose connective tissue

Question 5

periosteum of the cranium

Answer 5

pericranium

Question 6

Sensory supply to scalp

Answer 6

Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Spinal cutaneous nerves

Question 7

Three divisions of trigeminal nerve

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Three spinal cutaneous nerves that supply scalp

Answer 8

Lesser occipital
Greater occipital
Third occipital

Question 9

Arteries of the scalp/face (5)

Answer 9

Occipital
Posterior Auricular
Superficial Temporal
Supraorbital
Supratrochlear

Question 10

Branches of internal carotid artery

Answer 10

supraorbital artery

supratrochlear artery

Question 11

Branches of external carotid artery

Answer 11

occipital artery
posterior auricular artery
superficial temporal artery

Question 12

Veins of scalp/face (6)

Answer 12

Supraorbital
Posterior auricular
Facial vein
Superficial temporal
Retromandibular
Emissary veins

Question 13

connect the extra-cranial network to the intra-cranial network and located in the loose connective tissue layer of the scalp

Answer 13

emissary veins

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Retromandibular vein

Question 15

Bones of neurocranium (cranial vault)

Answer 15

Frontal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Occipital
Temporal (2)
Parietal (2)

Question 16

Bones of viscerocranium (facial skeleton)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Cranial fossae (3)

Answer 17

Anterior
Middle
Posterior

Question 18

Sutures (4)

Answer 18

Coronal
Sagittal
Lambdoidal
Squamous

Question 19

Points where bones of cranium meet (name)

Answer 19

craniometric points

Question 20

Three notable craniometric points

Answer 20

Bregma - highest point of skull
Pterion - weakest point
Lambda

Question 21

landmarks on frontal bone

Answer 21

supraorbital foramen or notch

supraciliary arch

Question 22

features of greater wing of sphenoid bone

Answer 22

superior orbital fissure
foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum

Question 23

nerves in superior orbital fissure

Answer 23

CN 3, 4, V1, and 6

Question 24

features of lesser wing of sphenoid bone

Answer 24

optic canal

anterior clinoid process

Question 25

features of body of sphenoid bone

Answer 25

sella turcica posterior clinoid process dorsum sellae

Question 26

houses pituitary gland

Answer 26

sella turcica (of sphenoid bone)

Question 27

structures of ethmoid bone

Answer 27

crista galli cribiform plate perpendicular plate superior and middle nasal concha

Question 28

structures of occipital bone

Answer 28

``` occipital condyles external occipital protuberance superior and inferior nuchal lines hypoglossal canal foramen magnum ```

Question 29

structures of temporal bone(s) (9)

Answer 29

``` 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 ```

Question 30

upper jaw

Answer 30

maxilla

Question 31

hard palate is made by

Answer 31

maxilla and palatine bones

Question 32

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

Answer 32

zygomatic bone

Question 33

zygomatic arch is made by (2)

Answer 33

temporal process of zygomatic bone | zygomatic process of temporal bone

Question 34

back part of hard palate

Answer 34

palatine bone

Question 35

bones found on inside of orbit

Answer 35

lacrimal bone

Question 36

regions of the brain

Answer 36

``` cerebrum cerebellum brain stem diencephalon corpus callosum gray matter white matter ```

Question 37

white matter tract that connects the cerebral hemispheres

Answer 37

corpus callosum

Question 38

Three layers of meninges (superficial to deep)

Answer 38

Dura mater Arachnoid mater Pia mater