Skull Flashcards

1
Q

Which bone makes up the roof of the eye sockets?

A

FRONTAL BONE

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2
Q

Name the ridge above the eye socket?

A

SUPERCILIARY ARCH

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3
Q

What does glabella mean?

A

SMOOTH AND HAIRLESS

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4
Q

What are the parietal bones also known as?

A

WALLS OF THE HEAD

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5
Q

Name the suture separating the frontal bone and parietal bone?

A

CORONAL SUTURE

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6
Q

Name the muscle which attaches at the inferior temporal line?

A

TEMPORALIS

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7
Q

What attaches at the superior temporal line?

A

TEMPORAL FASCIA

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8
Q

What is palpable underneath the zygomatic bones (cheek bones) when we open our mouth?

A

ARTICULAR TUBERCLE

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9
Q

Name the process which does not develop until 2 y/o (as baby develops neck muscles to keep head up)

A

MASTOID PROCESS

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10
Q

The heads of the mandible articulate with the cranium at which joint?

A

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

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11
Q

What is the name of the fossa where the heads of the mandible articulate with the cranium?

A

MANDIBULAR FOSSA

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