Skeleton of the Head Flashcards
What are the functions of the skeleton of the head?
- protection of the brain and special organs
- allowing the passage of nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatics
- providing areas for attatchment of muscles
- framework for face
- supporting the entrance of the respiratory and digestive systems
How many bones are in the skeleton of the skull
22
What are the two sets of bones of the skeleton of the head
Cranial: form the cranial cavity enclosing the brain
Facial:form the skeleton of the face
How many bones make up the cranial bones? What are they?
8: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid
What does the frontal bone form?
forehead, roof of orbits, most of the anterior part of the floor of the cranial cavity
What do the parietal bones form?
form the greater portion of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity?
What is the inner surface of the parietal bones marked with?
protrusions and depressions to accommodate blood vessels and the outer covering of the brain
What does the temporal bones form?
the inferior lateral aspects of the skull
What does the occipital bone form?
posterior part of the skull
What are the special features of the occipital bone?
contains the foramen magnum
joints with the VC with skull forming the atlanto-occipital joint via occipital condyles
What forms the jugular foramen?
both the occipital and temporal bones
What cranial bone articulates with all other cranial bones?
sphenoid
What cranial bone resembles a butterfly with stretched wings
sphenoid
Where does the sphenoid bone lie?
posterior and superior to the nasal cavity
What does the sphenoid bone form?
part of the orbit and the floor of the cranial cavity
What cranial bone is sponge-like in appearance
ethmoid
Where is the ethmoid bone located
in the anterior of the floor of the cranial fossa
What does the ethmoid bone form
part of the nasal septum and superior side of the walls of the nasal cavities
How many bones are facial bones?
14
What are the facial bones? (include if they’re paired or single)
Nasal (2) Lacrimal (2) Palatine (2) Inferior nasal concha (2) Vomer (1) Maxillae (2) Zygomatic (2) Mandible (1)
Where is the lacrimal bone located
close to medial part of the orbit
What connects the orbit with the nasal cavity
lacrimal canal of the lacrimal bone
What are the palatine bones shaped like
L shaped