SKELETAL: AXIAL SKELETON Flashcards
how many bones does the skull have
22 bones
house and protect the brain
cranial bone or cranium
immovable bones are called
sutures
top of the skull is called the
calvaria
connected to the two parietal bones
frontal bone
suture that connects parietal and frontal bone
coronal suture
superior border of each of the orbits contains a _ ; allows passage of a blood vessel and nerve for the eyelid and eye
supraorbital foramen or notch
between two orbits is the smooth region of the bone called
glabella
what sinus does the frontal bone contain
frontal sinus
the frontal bone forms the _ which supports lobes of the brain
anterior cranial fossa
two parietal bones are joined by what suture?
sagittal suture
parietal bones are connected to the occipital bone by what suture
lambdoid suture
temporal bones are connected by the skull by the
squamous sutures
this part of the temporal bone meets the parietal bone
squamous part
it joins to form the what arc? (bridge across the side of the skull)
zygomatic arch
the zygomatic process has an oval-shaped fossa on the inferior side called the
mandibular fossa
this part of the temporal bone has the prominent external auditory canal (transmits sound waves toward the eardrum, or tympanic membrane)
tympanic part
this part of the temporal bone extends inward toward the center of the skull
petrous part
located on the posterior surface of the petrous part and is the opening for a nerve controlling hearing and balance
internal auditory canal
large bony inferior projection that can be seen and felt just posterior to the external ear
mastoid process
cavities inside the mastoid process
mastoid air cells
when mastoid air cells become infected it causes
mastoiditis
projects from the lower portion of the petrous part of the temporal bone ; serves as attachment site for three muscles
styloid process
located between the styloid process and mastoid process and allows for passage of a nerve controlling facial muscles
stylomastoid foramen
three important foraminas:
jugular
carotid
foramen lacerum
allow jugular veins to carry majority of the blood away from the brain
jugular foramina