Skull, Face, Scalp Flashcards
vertex
superior most portion of skull, usually located along sagittal suture, posterior to bregma
what embryologic structures do bregma and lambda come from, respectively?
anterior and posterior fontenella
bones of the face
nasal bones (2) maxilla bones (2) zygomatic bones (2) mandible lacrimal bones (2) vomer bone inferior nasal conchae (2) palatine bones (2)
boundaries of the orbit
roof: frontal bone lat wall: zygomatic bone floor and part of med wall: maxilla med wall: lacrimal and ethmoid bones post wall: sphenoid bone
boundaries of nasal cavity
roof: nasal & ethmoid bones, frontal & sphenoid sinuses
floor and lat wall: maxillary bones
floor: palatine horizontal plate
med wall: vomer and perpendicular plate of ethmoid bones
med wall: nasal septum
what is help by ant, mid, and post cranial fossa respectively?
frontal lobe, temporal lobes, cerebellum and BS
paranasal sinuses
frontal sinuses: in frontal bones (2)
ethmoid air cells: in ethmoid bone (3-13)
sphenoid sinuses: in sphenoid bone (2)
maxillary sinuses: in maxilla (2)
structures thru cribiform plate
olfactory nerve (CN I)
structures thru optic canal
optic nerve (CN II), opthalmic a
structures thru superior orbital fissure
CN III, IV, VI, opthalmic (V1)
structures thru foramen rotundum
maxillary n (V2)
structures thru foramen ovale
mandibular n (V3)
structures thru foramen spinosum
middle meningeal a
structures thru foramen lacerum
internal carotid a (enters cranial vault here)
structures thru jugular foramen
IJV, CN IX, X, XI
structures thru internal acoustic foramen
CN VII, VIII