Skull Flashcards
How many bones is the cranium made up of
8
How many bones is the facial skeleton made up of
14
What common type of joint is seen between most bones in skull
Fibrous Joint
Most bones of skull are made up of compact bone separated by spongy bone known as
Diploe
Which part of the skull bone houses red marrow
Trabecular Bone
Skull sutures are a type of
Fibrous Joint
Sagittal Sutures of skull lie between
Parietal and Parietal
Coronal Sutures of skull lie between
Frontal and Parietal
Lambdoid Sutures lie between
Parietal and Occipital
Where is the mastoid process found
Temporal Bone
Where is the Zygomatic Arch found
Between Temporal Bone and Zygomatic Bone
Where is the Styloid Process found
Temporal Bone
The floor of the skull is divided into how many fossa
Three
Which bone makes up most of the floor of the middle cranial fossa
Sphenoid
Where is the pituitary fossa found
Sphenoid Bone
What is the largest foramen in posterior cranial fossa
Foramen Magnum
Name three structures which pass through Foramen Magnum
Spinal part of Accessory Nerve
R+L Vertebral Arteries
Ant and Pos Spinal Arteries
Which nerve is found in Cribriform Plate
Olfactory Nerve
Which nerve is found in Optic Canal
Optic Nerve
Which four nerves are found in Superior orbital Fissure
Occulomotor Nerve
Trochlear Nerve
Ophthalmic Nerve
Abducens Nerve
Which nerve is found in Foramen Rotundum
Maxillary Nerve
Which nerve is found in Foramen Ovale
Mandibular nerve
Which nerves are found in internal acoustic meatus
Facial Nerve
Vestibulochlear Nerve
Which three nerves are found in Jugular Foramen
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Vagus Nerve
Accessory Nerve
