Skull Flashcards
1
Q
Bold italic
A
bone features
2
Q
acoustic (external auditory) meatus
A
Passageway of external ear to eardrum
3
Q
coronal suture
A
Junction of parietal, frontal bones
4
Q
ethmoid
A
Spongy bone above nose between orbits
5
Q
frontal
A
Forehead bone
6
Q
infraorbital foramen
A
Opening for infraorbital nerve, artery passage
7
Q
lacrimal
A
Thin bone of each orbit’s inner wall
8
Q
lambdoid suture
A
Junction of parietal, occipital bones
9
Q
mandible
A
Lower jawbone
10
Q
mastoid process
A
Cone-shaped projection of bone behind ear
11
Q
maxilla
A
Upper jawbone
12
Q
mental foramen
A
Opening on lower jawbone for passage of mental nerve, vessels
13
Q
nasal conchae
A
Scroll-like bones of the nasal cavity
14
Q
occipital
A
Cranial bone forming lower posterior part of skull
15
Q
parietal
A
Cranial bone forming top, sides of skull
