Skull and Facial Bones Flashcards
1
Q
frontal bone
A
forehead
2
Q
parietal bones
A
sides and roof
3
Q
temporal bones
A
sides and base (inner ear and cheek)
4
Q
occipital bone
A
foramen magnum (large hole fore it of spinal cord)
5
Q
sphenoid bone
A
bridge between cranial and facial bones
6
Q
ethmoid bone
A
inside nose
7
Q
function of facial bones
A
support cavities and sens organs
attachment for muscle
protection eg eyes
8
Q
maxillary bones
A
central part and upper jaw (1 each side)
9
Q
zygomatic bones
A
attach to maxillary forming part of cheek and eye articulating with temporal bone
10
Q
mandible
A
lower jaw (freely moveable)
11
Q
nasal bones
A
bridge of nose
12
Q
nasal conchae and septum
A
dividing structure covered with mucus membrane
13
Q
sinuses
A
hollows in bone =
frontal
ethmoidal
sphenoidal
maxillary
