skull anatomy Flashcards
there are __ bones of the skull; ___ are cranial and ___ are facial
22, 8, 14
cranial bones are subdivided into ______
calvarium (skull cap), floor
The calvarium consists of
front, right parietal, left parietal, occipital
the floor of the cranial bones consists of
right temporal, left temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid
14 facial bones subdivision
2 maxillae
2 zygomatic bones
2 lacrimal
2 nasal bones
2 inferior nasal conchae
1 Vomer
1 Mandible
MXLIN / VM
differences between sutures from fractures
-suture is symmetric well-corticated, fractures are not
-a suture is winding, a fracture is typically linear
-normal suture are typically located in specific areas
in the mandible, the coronoid process is _______; the condyloid process is _________
anterior, posterior