Skull Flashcards
Frontal Bone
major bone of the forhead
Superciliary Arch
the ridge above the eye socket
Glabella
the smooth triangular part of the frontal bone (Where a unibrow would be)
Frontal Sinus
Cavity within the frontal bone
Parietal Bone
large paired bone located in the superior portion of the skull
Coronal Suture
Runs laterally joining frontal and parietal bones (joint)
Sagittal Suture
Runs anterioposteriorally joining the two parietal bones
Temporal bone
paired bone located on the lateral sides of the skull
squamous suture
runs anteroposteriorly joining the temporal and parietal bones
Mandibular Fossa
Articulates with the condylar process of the mandible (Where mandible connects)
Temporomandibular Joint
Articulation of the mandibular fossa and the condylar process of the mandible
external auditory meatus (canal)
ear hole
Petrous Part
dense bony ridge on interior surface of temporal bone, location of middle and inner ear cavities (teturs on the petrus)
Internal auditory meatus (canal)
short canal in petrous part of temporal bone extending laterally towards the inner ear
styloid process
long sharp process of the temporal bone extending inferiorly
Mastoid Process
round process of the temporal bone posterior to the styloid process and extending inferiorly
Stylomastoid Foramen
Located between the styloid and mastoid processes, passage for facial nerve
Carotid Canal
located on petrous part of the temporal bone anterior to the jugular foramen
Jugular Foramen
Located on inferior petrous part of the temporal bone posterior to the carotid canal
zygomatic process
arch of bone extending anteriorly from the temporal bone
Zygomatic Bone
Paired bone which participates with the zygomatic process (Cheek Bone)
Temporal Process
arch of bone extending posteriorly from the zygomatic bone