Skull - random Flashcards
digastric fossa
temporal bone, groove immediately behind the mastoid process (most lateral groove)
occipital groove
temporal bone, groove behind the mastoid process, more medial. medial to the digastric fossa.
for course of occipital artery
perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
in nasal cavity
comes from the top
vomer
in nasal cavity
comes from the bottom
pterygoid hamulus is off the
medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone
glenoid fossa
aka mandibular fossa
on the temporal bone
where the TMJ is - contains articular cartilage of TMJ
articular eminence
where the condyle of the TMJ slides when you open your mouth really wide
incisive canal
basalis view
front of hard palate, between the two central incisors, in the maxilla
transmits nasopalatine n., anatomosis of nasopalatine and greater palatine aa.)
greater palatine foramen
maxilla, basalis view, more toward the front of the mouth and larger hole, transmits greater palatine nav
this is at the base of the pterygoid fossa
scaphoid fossa
attachment for tensor palatine
palatovaginal or pharyngeal canal
canals on either side of vomer
incisive canal transmits
nasopalatine n.
anastomosis of nasopalatine and greater palatine aa.
zygomaticotemporal foramen transmits
zygomaticotemporal n.
pharyngeal canal transmits
pharyngeal n.a.
pterygoid canal transmits
n and a of pterygoid canal
foramen ovale transmits
V3, accessory meningeal a.
foramen spinosum
middle meningeal a.
recurrent meningeal branch of V3
what attaches at the spine of the sphenoid bone?
sphenomandibular ligament
goes through petrotympanic fissure
chorda tympani n
anterior tympanic a.
goes through carotid canal
internal carotid a.
sympathetic plexus
symphysis menti
groove at midline where two halves of mandible fuse
mental foramen transmits
mental nav
attaches at tip of mylohyoid line
pterygomandibular raphe
submandibular fossa holds
the submandibular salivary gland
