sKULL

Question 1

Skull classes according to shape

Answer 1

• Mesocephalic,
• Brachycephalic and
• Dolichocephalic.

Question 2

Mesocephalic skull

Answer 2

• Shape of an average head

Question 3

Measurements of the mesocephaalic head.

Answer 3

• 15cm between the parietal eminences
• 19cm from frontal eminence tp external occipital protuberance.
• 23cm from the vertx to beneath the chin.

Question 4

AVG % of the mesocephalic head.

Answer 4

width is 75% to 80% of the length

Question 5

Brachycephalic skull

Answer 5

• A short, broad head.
• The width of the brachycephalic type is 80% or greater than the length.

Question 6

Dolichocephalic Skull

Answer 6

• A long, narrow head.
• The width of the dolichocephalic type is less than 75% of the length

Question 7

Skull classification according to the angle difference between the petrous pyramids and the mid-sagittal plane.

Answer 7

1. Mesocephalic head- petrous ridge forms 47 angle to the midsagittal plane
2. Brachycephalic head- angle greater than 47
3. Angle less than 47