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Skull structure + Contents Flashcards

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  1. Frontal bone
  2. Zygomatic bone
  3. Maxilla
  4. Temporal bone
  5. Sphenoid bone
  6. Parietal bone
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  1. Nasal bone
  2. Mandible
  3. Vomer
  4. Inferior nasal concha
  5. Ethmoid bone
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  1. Coronal suture
  2. Frontal bone
  3. Supraorbital notch (foramen)
  4. Glabella
  5. Zygomaticofrontal suture
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  1. Foramen cecum
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  1. Coronal suture
  2. Parietal bone
  3. Arachnoid foveae
  4. Groove for middle meningeal vessels
  5. Sagittal suture
  6. Lambdoid suture
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  1. Jugular foramen
  2. Hypoglossal canal
  3. Occipital condyle
  4. Condylar canal
  5. Pharyngeal tubercle
  6. Inferior nuchal line
  7. Foramen magnum
  8. Superior nuchal line
  9. External occipital protuberance
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TEMPORAL BONE

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  1. Squamous part
  2. Groove for lesser petrosal n.
  3. Groove for greater petrosal n.
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TEMPORAL BONE

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  1. Zygomatic process
  2. Articular tubercle
  3. Styloid process
  4. Petrotympanic fissure
  5. Carotid canal
  6. External acoustic meatus
  7. Mastoid process
  8. Stylomastoid foramen
  9. Jugular fossa
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SPHENOID BONE

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  1. Pterygoid process
  2. Greater wing
  3. Superior orbital fissure
  4. Lesser wing
  5. Pterygoid canal
  6. Pharyngeal canal
  7. Foramen rotundum
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SPHENOID BONE

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  1. Foramen rotundum
  2. Foramen ovale
  3. Medial pterygoid plate
  4. Pterygoid hamulus
  5. Lateral pterygoid plate
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  1. Lacrimal bone
  2. Nasal bone
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  1. Lacrimal bone
  2. Nasal bone
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The name of this bone.

Identify these structures

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Zygomatic Bone

  1. Zygomatic bone
  2. Zygomaticofacial foramen
  3. Temporal process of zygomatic bone
  4. Zygomatic arch
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Zygomatic Bone

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  1. Frontal process
  2. Maxillary process
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Ethmoid Bone

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  1. Middle nasal concha
  2. Uncinate process
  3. Cribriform plate
  4. Superior nasal concha
  5. Highest nasal concha
  6. Crista galli
  7. Perpendicular plate
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  1. Vomer
  2. Groove for nasopalatine n. and sphenopalatine vessels
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  1. Inferior nasal conchae
  2. Horizontal plate of palatine
  3. Perpendicular plate of palatine
  4. Sphenopalatine foramen
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Maxilla

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  1. Maxilla
  2. Zygomatic process of maxilla
  3. Orbital surface
  4. Infraorbital foramen
  5. Frontal process of maxilla
  6. Alveolar process
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Palatine

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  1. Incisive foramen
  2. Palatine process of maxilla
  3. Horizontal plate of palatine
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Mandible

1 - 5

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  1. Mandibular foramen
  2. Lingula
  3. Condylar process
  4. Coronoid process
  5. Mylohyoid groove
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Mandible

6-10

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  1. Submandibular fossa
  2. Alveolar part
  3. Mental foramen
  4. Body
  5. Ramus
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MANDIBLE

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  1. Lingula
  2. Condylar process
  3. Coronoid process
  4. Pterygoid fovea
  5. Body
  6. Ramus
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MANDIBLE

Which muscle attaches to the coronoid process (3)?

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  • Anteriormost superior extension of each ramus
  • Temporalis m. attaches to the coronoid process
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MANDIBLE

Which muscle attaches to the condylar process (2)?

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Lateral pterygoid m. attaches to pterygoid fovea on the neck

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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

FROM 1 - 5

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  1. Foramen cecum
  2. Cribriform foramina
  3. Foramen rotundum
  4. Hiatus for lesser petrosal n.
  5. Hiatus for greater petrosal n.
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

FROM 6 - 10

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  1. Internal acoustic meatus
  2. Jugular foramen
  3. Condylar canal
  4. Hypoglossal canal
  5. Foramen magnum
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

1 - contents?

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  1. Foramen cecum
    * Emissary v. from nasal cavity to superior sagittal sinus
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

2 - contents?

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Cribriform foramina
→ Olfactory nn. from olfactory bulb

29
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

3 - contents?

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Foramen rotundum
→ Maxillary division of trigeminal n.

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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

4 - contents?

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Hiatus for lesser petrosal n.

→ Lesser petrosal n.

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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

5 - contents?

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Hiatus for greater petrosal n.

→ greater petrosal n.

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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

6 - contents?

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Internal acoustic meatus

→ Facial n., vestibulocochlear n., labyrinthine a.

33
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

7 - contents?

(3 nerves, 2 veins, 1 artery)

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Jugular foramen

  1. Glossopharyngeal n.
  2. vagus n.
  3. spinal accessory n.
  4. inferior petrosal sinus
  5. sigmoid sinus
  6. posterior meningeal a.
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

8 - contents?

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Condylar canal

  1. Emissary v.
  2. meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal a.
35
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

9 - contents?

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Hypoglossal canal

→ Hypoglossal n.

36
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Foramina/Fissures from the Superior View

10 - contents?

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Foramen magnum

  1. Medulla oblongata
  2. vertebral aa.
  3. spinal roots of spinal accessory n.
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

Identify

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  1. Incisive foramen
  2. Foramen ovale
  3. Foramen spinosum
  4. Petrotympanic fissure
  5. Carotid canal
  6. Tympanic canaliculus
  7. Mastoid canaliculus
  8. Stylomastoid foramen
  9. Foramen lacerum
  10. Opening for pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube
  11. Lesser palatine foramen
  12. Greater palatine foramen
38
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Identify parts of temporal bone

39
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Identify parts of temporal bone

40
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

1 - contents?

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Incisive foramen

  1. Nasopalatine n.
  2. Sphenopalatine a.
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

2 - contents? (2 n., 1 a., 1 v.)

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Foramen ovale

Mandibular division of trigeminal n.,

lesser petrosal n.,

accessory meningeal a.,

emissary v.

42
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

3 - contents?

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Foramen spinosum

  • > Middle meningeal vessels
  • > meningeal branch of mandibular division of trigeminal
43
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

4 - contents?

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Petrotympanic fissure

→ Chorda tympani n.

44
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

5 - contents?

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Carotid canal

  1. Internal carotid a.
  2. internal carotid n. plexus (sympathetics)
45
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

6 - contents?

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Tympanic canaliculus

→ Tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal n.

46
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

7 - contents?

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Mastoid canaliculus

→ Auricular branch of vagus n.

47
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

8 - contents?

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Stylomastoid foramen

→ Facial n., stylomastoid a.

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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

9 - contents?

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Foramen lacerum

→ Nothing passes through

→ Filled with fibrocartilage during life

49
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

10 - contents?

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Opening for pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube

→ Cartilaginous portion of auditory tube

50
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

11 - contents?

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Lesser palatine foramen

→ Lesser palatine n. and vessels

51
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Foramina/Fissures from the Inferior View

12 - contents?

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Greater palatine foramen

→ Greater palatine n. and vessels

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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

Identify

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  1. Posterior and anterior ethmoidal foramina 2. Optic canal
  2. Supraorbital foramen
  3. Superior orbital fissure
  4. Zygomaticotemporal foramen
  5. Inferior orbital fissure
  6. Infraorbital foramen
  7. Mental foramen
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

1 - contents?

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Posterior and anterior ethmoidal foramina

  1. Posterior ethmoid foramen → Posterior ethmoid n. and vessels
  2. Anterior ethmoid foramen → Anterior ethmoid n. and vessels
54
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

2 - contents?

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  1. Optic canal
  • Optic nerve
  • ophthalmic a.
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

3 - contents?

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  1. Supraorbital foramen

→ supraorbital nerves and vessels

56
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

4 - contents? (5 nerves, 2 veins)

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  1. Superior orbital fissure
  • Nasociliary, frontal, and lacrimal branches of ophthalmic division of trigeminal n.,
  • oculomotor n.
  • trochlear n.
  • abducens n.
  • superior and inferior ophthalmic vv
57
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

3 - contents?

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Supraorbital foramen

→ Supraorbital n. and vessels

58
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

6 - contents?

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Inferior orbital fissure

Maxillary division of trigeminal n., zygomatic n., infraorbital vessels

59
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

7 - contents?

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  1. Infraorbital foramen
    → Infraorbital n. and vessels
60
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Foramina/Fissures from the Anterior View

8 - contents?

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Mental foramen
→ Mental n. and vessels

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