Skull Flashcards
1
Q
How many bones does the skull have?
A
22
2
Q
What are the different parts of the skull and how many bones do each of them have?
A
Cranial bones = 8
Facial bones = 14
3
Q
What connects bones in the cranium (Cranial bones)?
A
Connected at lines called sutures
4
Q
What is the Cranial cavity?
A
It is where the brain sits.
Cranial cavity consist of 3 cranial fossae:
-anterior
-middle
-posterior
5
Q
What are the 8 cranial bones (listed anterior to posterior) and how many of each are there in the skull?
A
- Ethmoid (1)
- Sphenoid (1)
- Frontal (1)
- Parietal (2)
- Temporal (2)
- Occipital (1)
6
Q
Names of sutures?
A
- Coronal
- Sagittal
- squamous
- lambdoid
-occipitomastoid
7
Q
What are Foramina? - name largest Foramina
A
Small holes in the skull that allow space for veins, artery’s and nerves.
Largest Foramina = Foramen Magnum
8
Q
What are the Facial Bones and how many of each are there?
A
- Nasal (2)
-lacrimal (2) - Inferior Nasal Concha (2)
- Maxillary (2)
- Mandible (1)
- Palatine (2)
- Zygomatic (2)
- Vomer (1)
