skull, vertebrae, suboccipital, back Flashcards
The intersection of the frontal and two nasal bones
nasion
What forms the hard palate?
The palatine process of the maxilla and the horizontal plate of the palatine bone.
an H-shaped formation of sutures uniting the frontal, parietal, greater wing of sphenoid, and temporal bones?
pterion
An elevation in the median plane of the occipital bone?
occipital protuberance
What are the main sutures of the superior aspect of the skull?
Coronal suture, sagittal suture, and lambdoid suture
The intersection of the sagittal and coronal sutures and the lambdoid and sagittal sutures?
bregma and lamda
the most superior point of the skull?
vertex
What foramina are found in the middle cranial fossa?
Optic canal, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum
What are the features of typical cervical vertebrae?
Body, triangular vertebral foramen, transverse processes, and bifid spinous processes (C3-C6).
What is unique about the atlas (C1)?
It has no vertebral body and is shaped like an irregular ring.
It projects from the body and allows the atlas and head to rotate.?
dens (odontoid process)
What is the carotid tubercle?
The anterior tubercle of C6, where the common carotid arteries may be compressed to control bleeding
What is unique about C7?
It has a long non-bifid spinous process and a foramen transversarium that transmits a vein, not the vertebral artery
What is the suboccipital region?
The space between the occiput and the spine of the axis (C2).
What defines the boundaries of the suboccipital triangle?
Superomedial: Rectus capitis posterior major and minor
Superolateral: Superior oblique
Inferiorly: Inferior oblique
