Skull Attachments/Articulations

Question 1

What attaches to the temporal fossa?

Answer 1

temporalis M

Question 2

List the 3 muscles that attach to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 2

1. masseter M
2. zygomaticoscutularis M
3. zygomaticoauricularis M

Question 3

What articulates with the occipital condyle?

Answer 3

cranial articular fovea of atlas

Question 4

What 4 muscles attach to the paracondylar (jugular) process?

Answer 4

1. caudal belly of digastricus M
2. rectus capitis lateralis M
3. occipitohyoideus M
4. Obliquus capitis cranialis M

Question 5

What 4 muscles attach to the muscular tubercle in the ox? Which two only in the horse?

Answer 5

1. rectus capitis ventralis M
2. longus capitis M
3. cleidomastoideus M (ox)
4. sternomastoideus M (ox)

Question 6

What structure attaches to the external occipital protuberance?

Answer 6

funiculus nuchae of nuchal ligament

Question 7

What structure attaches to the hypophyseal fossa?

Answer 7

hypophysis (pituitary gland)

Question 8

What structure attaches to the carotid sulcus (equine only)?

Answer 8

internal carotid A

Question 9

What structure attaches to chiasmatic sulcus?

Answer 9

optic chiasm

Question 10

What attaches to the hamulus of the pterygoid bone?

Answer 10

tendon of tensor veli palatini M

Question 11

What two muscle attaches to mastoid process of skull? And what additional muscle in ox?

Answer 11

1. cleidomastoideus M
2. sternomastoideus M (ox)

Question 12

What articulates with the styloid process of the skull?

Answer 12

tympanohyoid cartilage of hyoid apparatus

Question 13

What structure attaches to the petrosal crest of the skull?

Answer 13

tentorium cerebelli membranaceum

Question 14

What two muscles attach to the muscular process of the skull?

Answer 14

1. tensor veli palatini M
2. levator veli palatini M

Question 15

The tympanic bulla encloses the _________.

Answer 15

tympanic cavity (cavity of middle ear)

Question 16

The lamina cribrosa is perforated by _________ which collectively forms the _______ N.

Answer 16

fila olfactoria
olfactory N (CN I)

Question 17

What structure attaches to the crista galli of the skull?

Answer 17

cranial attachment for falx cerebri

Question 18

What structure attaches to rostral lacrimal process?

Answer 18

medial palpebral ligament

Question 19

What passes through the infratrochlear incisure?

Answer 19

infratrochlear N

Question 20

What muscle attach to the facial crest?

Answer 20

masseter M

Question 21

What muscle attaches to the masseteric fossa?

Answer 21

masseter M

Question 22

What muscle attaches to the pterygoid fossa?

Answer 22

medial pterygoid M

Question 23

The mylohyoid sulcus is created by the _________ N.

Answer 23

mylohyoid N

Question 24

What muscle attaches to the coronoid process?

Answer 24

temporalis M

Question 25

What nerve passes through the mandibular incisure?

Answer 25

masseteric N

Question 26

What articulates with the head of the condylar process of the mandible?

Answer 26

articular disc of temporomandibular joint

Question 27

What muscle attaches to the pterygoid fovea?

Answer 27

lateral pterygoid M

Question 28

_______ M proximally attaches to angle of stylohyoid bone while _______ M distally attaches.

Answer 28

stylohyoideus
occipitohyoideus