Skull Flashcards
Bones that make up the skull.
Cranial and Facial bones
Cranial bones ( 8 )
Occipital, Frontal, ( 2 ) Parietal, ( 2 ) Temporal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid.
Facial Bones ( 14 )
( 2 ) Nasal, ( 2 ) Zygomatic, ( 2 ) Lacrimal, Mandible, ( 2 ) Maxilla, ( 2 ) Inferior Nasal Concha, ( 2 ) Palatine, Vomer
Fibrous Joint that allows tiny movement for the brain to grow, and hold the cranial bones together.
Suture
Sutures of the skull ( 4 )
Coronal, Sagittal, Lambdoidel, Squamous
What is the external nose made up of?
Cartilage
Joint between the temporal and mandible bone?
Temporomandibular Joint
Name of the lower jaw bone.
Mandible
Mustache bone
Maxilla ( 2 )
Cheekbone
Zygomatic ( 2 )
Forehead bone
Frontal
Bone at the back of the head.
Occipital
Tear bones
Lacrimal ( 2 )
butterfly bone
Sphenoid
Eye socket bone, located at the roof of the nose.
Ethmoid