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Skull (Decker) Flashcards

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Frontal bone parts

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Squamous Part 
     
Orbital Part 
     
Superciliary Arch 
     
Supraorbital Margin 
     
Supraorbital Foramen/ Notch
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Supraorbital notch/foramen

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where vessels and nerves run

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Frontal squama

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forehead

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Sphenoid

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Posterior wall of orbits, between brain and facial bones

Articulates with: occ, temp, parietal, front, ethmoid, vomer

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Sphenoid bones

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Greater Wing 
     
Foramen Rotundum 
     
Foramen Ovale 
     
Lesser Wing 
     
Body 
     
Sphenoid Sinus 
     
Medial Pterygoid Plate 
     
Lateral Pterygoid Plate 
     
Optic Canal 
     
Sella Turcica
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Lesser wings of sphenoid bones form

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floor frontal lobes of brain

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Medial pterygoid plates

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articulate w/ palatines

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lateral pterygoid plates

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can be seen on outer skull

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Optic canals

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optic nerves (CNII) and ophthalmic arteries

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Foramen rotundum

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Maxillary nerve (CN V2)

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Foramen ovale

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mandibular nerve (CN V3) and accessory meningeal artery

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Foramen Magnum

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Medulla and meninges, vertebral arteries, CN XI, dural veins, anterior and posterior spinal arteries

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Jugular foramen

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CN IX, X, and XI; superior bulb of internal jugular vein; inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses; and meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries

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Mandible parts

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Mental Protuberance
Mental Foramen 
     
Mental Spines (Genial Tubercles) 
     
Ramus of the Mandible 
     
Mandibular Foramen 
     
Coronoid Process 
     
Mandibular Condyles 
     
Mandibular Notch
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Mandible

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lower jaw

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Either side of the maxilla

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zygomatic

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zygomatic function

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provides protection to the eyes

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zygomatic ties the face to

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the neurocranium

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zygomatic serves as attachments for

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muscles involved in chewing

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Lambda

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Point on calvaria at junction of lambdoid and sagittal sutures

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Bregma

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Point on calvaria at junction of coronal and sigattal sutures

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Glabella

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Smooth prominence; most marked in males; on frontal bones superior to root of nose; most anterior projecting part of forehead (eyebrow ridge)

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Nasion

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Point on cranium where frontonasal and internasal sutures meet

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Maxillary bones

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Body 
     
Maxillary Sinus 
     
Frontal Process 
     
Palatine Process 
     
Infraorbital Foramen 
     
Orbital Plate 
     
Infraorbital Margin 
     
Nasal Notch 

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Crista galli

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sometimes found attached to frontal

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Parietal Bones

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Meningeal grooves

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Parietal Bone articulations

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frontal, temporal, sphenoid,

occipital, contralateral parietal

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Meningeal grooves

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endocranial; go superior and posterior

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Temporal bones

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Squamous Part  
          
Zygomatic Process 
                   
          
Mandibular Fossa 
          
Mastoid Process  
         
Petrous portion 
          
Internal Acoustic Meatus 
          
Carotid Canal 
          
Jugular Fossa
          
External Acoustic Meatus 
          
Styloid Process
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squama means

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scaly

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petrous means

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rock

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Temporal Ectocranial bones

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Petrous and squama,
Zygomatic, styloid and mastoid processes,
External acoustic meatus

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Temporal Endocranial bones

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Grooves for meningeal vessels and part of the sigmoid sinus;

Internal acoustic meatus

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zygomatic

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AKA Malar
Orbital margin
Frontal, temporal, and maxillary processes
Zygomaticofacial foramina

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Lateral Maxilla

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Orbital surface

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Medial Maxilla

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Maxillary sinus

Palatine process

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Vomer

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Similar to sphenoid – but more square in shape. Visible inferiorly.
Divides nasal aperture posteriorly

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*Major differences between male and female skulls

the male face has

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Large supraorbital ridge
Double bossing of glabellar region (frontal)
Blunt superior orbital rim

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*Major differences between male and female skulls

the male cranium has

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Large mastoid process

Zygomatic process extends beyond external auditory meatus

40
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*Major differences between male and female skulls

the male mandible has

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Square chin
Flared gonial region (anterior view)
Sharp gonial angle

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*SCALP

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Skin, connective tissue, aponeurosis, loose connective tissue, pericranium

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Difference between CT and MRI

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CT used for bones; MRI used for soft tissue

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coronal suture

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“crown”

44
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sella turcia

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where pituitary sits

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occipital condyle

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helps turn head

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optic canal

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where optic nerves go through

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gyrus

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risen

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sulcus

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sunken

49
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put body in standard position

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*frankfurt horizontal plane, natural head position

50
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sinuses are

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unique, like a fingerprint

51
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Ethmoid bones

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Cribriform plate
Crista Galli
Ethmoidal Sinuses
Nasal bones

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