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Skull Objectives Flashcards

1
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Bones Included in the Skeleton of the head

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Skull, Mandible, Hyoid Apparatus, Ossicles of the middle ear, Cartilages of the external ear, nose, and larynx

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a build up of fluid deep within the brain

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hydrocephalus

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3
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Structure that houses or encases the Brain

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Cranium

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Bones surrounding the respiratory and digestive systems

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Facial

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5
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The cranial bones articulate with what bones?

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Mandibles of the jaw, ear ossicles, and the hyoid app.

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Typically these breeds have short skull shapes and very compressed nasal cavities

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Brachycephalic

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Breeds that are typically Brachycephalic

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Boston Terriers, English Bulldogs, French bulldogs

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Typically these breeds have medium length skulls

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Meso/Mesaticephalic

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Breeds that are Meso/Mesaticephalic?

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Golden Ret., Labs

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10
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Typically these breeds have a long skull shape?

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Dolichocephalic

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Breeds that Dolichocephalic?

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Greyhounds, Collies

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12
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What three structures make up the skull as a whole? (types of bones and one linear structure)

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Flat bones and Irregular Bones, and Suture lines

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13
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What are suture lines?

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Where the individual flat bones come together on the dorsal portion of the skull

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14
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What are the 5 skull openings?

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Foramen, Fissure, Meatus, Canal, and Aperture

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15
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What are bumps and Ridges used for on the skull?

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Muscle attachments + articulations

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16
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Three cavities of the skull

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Brain, Sinuses, Nasal

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17
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Lower section of the jaw, composed of a horizontal and vertical portion as well as a left and right side

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Mandible

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18
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What bones make up the Hyoid Apparatus? whats the acronym used to remember it ?

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Stylohyoid, Epihyoid, Ceratohyoid, Basihyoid, Thyrohyoid

S.E.C. Baseball (Basketball) Tournament

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19
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Which bone in the Hyoid Apparatus is the only singular bone?

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B- Basihyoid

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20
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Whats the function of the Hyoid Apparatus?

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Stabilizes the tongue and the larynx by suspending them from the skull

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21
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Three major parts of the tooth?

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Crown, Neck, & Root in the alveolus (socket)

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22
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Each tooth is composed of a _______ and a ______ (s) which is embedded in the alveolus of the Jaw.

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Crown and Root (s)

23
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The junction of the root and the crown is the ______ of the tooth.

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Neck

24
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Three internal components of a tooth, from outside to inside

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Enamel, Dentine, Pulp

25
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Canine Dental Formula

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[ I 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 2/3] x2 = 42 or

[3-1-4-2/3-1-4-3] x2 = 42

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Feline Dental Formula

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[ I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/2, M 1/1] x 2= 30 or

[3-1-3-1/3-1-2-1] x 2 = 30

27
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Four Types of teeth

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I= Incisors
C= Canines
P= Premolars
M= Molars
28
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The teeth embedded in the incisive bone?

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Incisors

29
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Caudal to the incisors and separated by a space are which teeth?

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Canines

30
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Following the Canines, are the cheek teeth divided into which two sections?

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Pre-Molars and Molars

31
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The fourth Pre-molar is also known as what?

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Upper Shearing tooth or carnassial or sectorial (common tooth for tooth root abscesses- can cause nasal discharge as well)

32
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Baby Teeth AKA?

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Deciduous teeth

33
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The outer surface of the tooth?

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Vestibular surface

34
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Inner surface of the mandibular teeth?

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Lingual surface (towards the tongue)

35
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Inner surface of the maxillary teeth?

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Palatine Surface (towards the soft palate)

36
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Sides of the teeth that lie in contact with or face the adjacent tooth?

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Contact Surfaces

37
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On the first incisor the contact surface that next to the medial plane?

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Mesial contact surface

38
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The contact surface for all other that is directed towards the first incisor?

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Mesial Contact surface

39
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The surface opposite the mesial contact surface?

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Distal contact surface

40
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the surface of the tooth that faces opposite the dental arch?

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Occlusal or masticating surface

41
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Incisor Eruption dates

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By 5 months

42
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Canine and Premolar Eruption Dates

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By 6 months

43
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Molar Eruption Date

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By 7 months

44
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Three major joints in the skull

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Temporomandibular, Mandibular Symphysis, and Atlanto Occipital

45
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The two cranial articular foveae articulate with the occipital condyles of the skull to form this joint?

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Atlanto-Occipital Joint

46
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The joint between the the condylar process of the mandible and the mandibular fossa of the zygomatic process of the squamous part of the temporal bone?

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Temporomandibular joint

47
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The fibrocartilaginous joint where the left and right portions of the mandible come together at the front of the mandible?

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Mandibular Symphysis

48
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Vertebral Formula for a Dog and Cat

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C7-T13-L7-S3-Cd (variable)

49
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Maxillary Incisors, canines and first premolar have how many tooth roots?

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1 per tooth

50
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2nd and 3rd Maxillary premolars have how many tooth roots?

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2

51
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4th maxillary premolar and 2 maxillary molars have how many tooth roots?

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3

52
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Mandibular incisors, canines, and first premolar have how many roots?

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1

53
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on dogs the 2nd,3rd, and 4th mandibular premolars, and 1st molar have how many tooth roots?

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2

54
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The last mandibular molar on a dog has how many roots?

A

1

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