Skull Bones Flashcards
Neurocranium paired bones
Parietal
Temporal
Neurocranium unpaired bones
Frontal
Occipital
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
The Neurocranium has a dome like roof called
The calvaria (skull cap)
Viscerocranium paired bones
Maxilla
Zygomatic
Nasal
Lacrimal
Palatine
Inferior nasal concha
Viscerocranium unpaired bones
Mandible
Vomer
Coronal suture
Placed between the frontal bone and two parietal bones
Sagittal suture
Placed in the median plane between two parietal bones
Lambdoid suture
Lies posteriorly between the occipital and parietal bones
Bregma
The meeting point between the coronal and sagittal sutures
Lambda
The meeting point between the sagittal and lambdoid sutures
Anterior fontanelle
A membranous gap junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures that closes at 1 to 1 and a half years
Posterior frontanelle
A membranous gap in the junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures that closes at 2 to 3 months of age
Frontal bone landmarks
Frontal sinus
Supra orbital margin
Supra orbital foramen
Super ciliary arch
Glabella
Frontal eminence
Occipital bone landmarks
Foramen magnum
Occipital condyles
Clivus
External occipital protuberance
Superior nuchal line
Inferior nuchal line
Basillar part
Temporal bone landmarks
Mastoid process
Styloid process
External acoustic meatus
Squamous part
Zygomatic process
Mandibular fossa
Groove for deep temporal artery
Petrous