Skull Lecture Flashcards
coronal suture
between frontal and parietal bones
sagittal suture
between both parietal bones
lambdoid suture
between parietal and occipital
squamous suture
between temporal and parietal bones
what foramen does spinal accesory nerve enter?
foramen magnum
what articulates when nodding head yes?
-occipital condyles and C1
on which bone is the hypoglossal canal?
internal occipital bone (CN 12)
where does falx cerebri attach?
crista galli on ethmoid bone
what nerve passes along cribiform plate?
olfactory nerve descends along lateral borders
which bone forms lateral wall of orbit?
orbital surface of zygomatic bone
what is the passageway for nasolacrimal duct?
lacrimal groove
what are the 7 bones that make up the nasal complex
1) cribiform palte of the ethmoid bone
2) frontal bone
3) sphenoid bone
4) maxillae bones
5) palatine bone
6) inf nasal conchae
7) lacrimal bone
what are the 7 bones that make up the orbit
1) frontal
2) zygomatic
3) sphenoid
4) ethmoid
5) lacrimal
6) maxilla
7) palatine
what are the paranasal sinuses
1) frontal
2) sphenoid
3) ethmoid
4) maxillary
what are the fetal skull fontanelles?
1) ant fontanelle
2) sphenoid fontanelle
3) mastoid fontanelle
4) post fontanelle
* allow head to flex through birth canal
