Skull Flashcards
What type of joint is the skull
Synathrodial joint
The embroyological origins of the adult skull is
Neurocranium and viscero cranium
What shell surrounds the brain
Neurocranium
What bones supports the face
Viscerocranium
Air filled cavities in the skull is called
Sinuses
A soft membranous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bone is
Fontanelle
What causes the fontanelles to close over
Ossification of the skull bones
A rigid point between bones of the Neurocranium Is
Suture
How many cranial and facial bone do we have
8 cra
14 fac
To locate the occipital bone we palpate
Forearm magnum
To palpate occipital condyle we palpate
External occipital protuberance
PAlpation of tempromandibular joint
Lateral aspects of the joint with mouth closed and opened
Mouth fully opened
What bones do we palpate to locate the frontal bone
Glabella
Frontal eminence
Supercilliary arches
What muscle covers most of the top head
Epicranius
The middle part of the cranium is
Aponeurosis