skull, vertebral column, spinal cord Flashcards
Portion of the skull without the mandible
cranium
cranial vault or calvaria
neurocranium
difference between adult and newborn skull
sutures still open in newborns, will eventually fuse and weld together
diamond shaped, closes at 18mos
anterior fontanelle
forms the bregma
anterior fontanelle
forms the lambda
posterior fontanelle
triangle shaped, closes at end of 1st year
posterior fontanelle
forms the prominence of the cheek and part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbital cavity
Zygomatic bone
thinnest part of the lateral wall of the skull
Pterion
where the anteroinferior corner of the parietal bone
articulates with the greater wing of the sphenoid
Pterion
the External occipital proturberance gives attachment to
muscles and the ligamentum nuchae
roghened elevation at the midline of the occipital bone
External occipital proturberance
projects downward and forward from
behind the ear
Mastoid process
grows as a result of the pull of the sternoleidomastoid muscle
mastoid process
lies anterior and medial to the mastoid
process and gives attachment to several muscles and
ligaments;
styloid process
Protruding portion of
the occipital bone outside the skull
External occipital proturberance
frontal-parietal suture
coronal
parietal-parietal
sagittal
parital-occipital
lambdoid
sharp upward projection of the ethmoid
bone in the midline for the attachment of the falx cerebri
crista galli
upper surface of the cribriform plate
supports the olfactory bulbs
Cribriform plate
small perforations
in the cribriform plate are for the
olfactory nerves.
a deep depression in the sphenoid bone
which lodges the pituitary gland.
Sella turcica
This separates the anterior and middle cranial fossa
lesser wing of sphenoid
separates middle and
posterior cranial fossa
petrous part of temporal bone
contains optic chiasma
chiasmatic notch
close to the confluence
of sinuses
Internal occipital protuberance
CSF leaking through the nose
Rhinorrhea
CSF leaking through the ears
Otorrhea
signs of frontal fracture
Raccoon’s eye
accumulation of blood in the middle ear
hemotypanum
fracture of the posterior fossa
bottle’s sign
zygomatic arch fracture, common sports injury in boxing
tripod fracture
blow to the eye,
blowout fracture
sunken eye
enophthalmus
double vision; eyes can’t move due to
entrapment of the extraocular muscles
Diplopia