Skull (anterior view) Flashcards
1
Q
Facial Bones
A
14 total 2 - Nasal 2 - Lacrimal 2 - Zygomatic 2 - Maxillary 2 - Inferior Nasal Conchae 1 - Vomer 2 - Mandible 2 - Palatnie
2
Q
Hard palate
A
Formation of the 2 palatine and 2 maxillary bones
3
Q
Cleft palate
A
Gap in the roof of the mouth due to irregular formation of the hard palate
4
Q
Cleft Lip
A
Failure of the migrating skin cells and underlying muscles to merge during development
5
Q
Orbital Fossa (Eye socket)
A
Frontal bone, zygomatic, maxillary, ethmoid bone, lacriminal bones -NOT NASAL (posterior the lacrimal bones)
6
Q
Nasal Conchae
A
Paird folds of bone
7
Q
Superior and middle nasal conchae
A
Not seperate bones, projections of the ethmoid bone
8
Q
Inferior nasal conchae
A
Large, independent facial bones
9
Q
Bony nasal septum
A
Divides the two nasal cavities formed by union of perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, and vomer below
