Skull, Face, Scalp Flashcards
what are the four sutures of the skull
coronal
sagittal
squamosal
lambdoidal
what are the 2 intersections on the skull?
bregma
lambda
what are the bones of the face
nasal maxilla zygomatic mandible lacrimal vomer, inferior nasal conchae palatine bone
whats the general term for bones of the face?
viscerocranium
what are the 6 bones of the orbit
frontal zygomatic maxilla lacrimal and ethmoid sphenoid
what are the 5 features of the orbit?
supraortibal foramen/notch optic canal (foramen) superior ortbital fissure inferior orbital fissure lacriminal groove
what is the roof of the nasal cavity
nasal bones, frontal sinus, ethmoid, sphenoid sinus
what is the floor and lateral wall of the nasal cavity
maxillary bones
what is the floor of the nasal cavity
palatine horizontal plate
what is the medial wall of the nasal cavity
vomer and perpendicular plate of ethmoid bones
what is another feature of the nasal septum?
medial wall
what are the features of the nasal cavity
nasal conchae
superior nasal conchae
middle nasal conchae
inferior nasal conchae
what are the 2 features of the maxilla
infraorbital foramina
alveolar processes
what are the 2 features of the mandible
mental foramen and alveolar processes
what is the anterior cranial fossa hold?
frontal lobes
what does the middle cranial fossa hold?
temporal lobes
what does the posterior cranial fossa hold?
cerebellum and brainstem
what is the paranasal sinus lined with?
mucousal membrane
what is the paranasal sinus continous with?
nasal cavity
what does the paranasal sinus do for bones?
make bones lighter
what does the paranasal sinus add to voice?
resonance
what are the paranasal sinuses?
frontal sinuses
ethmoid air cells
sphenoid sinuses
maxillary sinuses
what is important about the foramina of the skull?
allow vessels and cranial nn to exit cranial vault
what are the layers of the SCALP?
skin connective tissue (dense) aponeurotic layer loose connective tissue pericranium
where would scalp lacerations happen and what could the outcome be?
Happen in the Connective tissue layer
outcome: bleed to death
why do infections spread easy in the loose areolar tissue?
spread easy
travel into cranial cavity (through emissary veins) to meniges
-fluid can move into eyelids and root of nose
what do the 3 auricularis mm do?
protract, elevate, and retract ears
what muscle moves the scalp back and forth?
occipitofrontalis m
what are the 3 things that make the occipitofrontalis m?
occipitalis m
galea aponeurotica
frontalis m
what is the action for the frontalis muscle?
elevates eyebrows, wrinkles skin of forehead, protracts scalp
what does the occipitalis muscle do?
retracts scalp, increasing effectiveness of frontal belly
what does the anterior auricularis muscle do?
protract ear
what does the superior auricularis muscle do?
elevate ear
what does the posterior auricularis muscle do?
retract ear
what nerve innervates muscles of facial expression?
facial nerve
what are the 3 muscles of the eye region?
frontalis m
corrugator supercilii m
orbicularis oculi m
action of frontalis m?
raises eyebrow (surprise)