Temporal Bone Flashcards
Each Temporal Bone articulates with which bones?
with one Zygomatic and one parietal bone, the occipital and sphenoid bones, and the mandible
Each Temporal Bone is composed of a large roughened projection
hint: it is a process?
the Mastoid Process
The External Auditory Meatus is part of what bone?
The Temporal Bone
Where the Parietal, Frontal, Greater Wing of Sphenoid and Temporal Bones join is known as?
hint: weakest area of the skull
The Pterion
the weakest area of the skull
Where the Parietal, Occipital and the Temporal join is known as?
hint: strongest area of the skull
The Asterion
strong area of the skull
A slender projection on the Temporal Bone that is inferior to the external auditory meatus is called?
The Styloid Process
A slight concave depression on the Temporal Bone and larger than pterion is known as?
The Temporal Fossa
What protuberance is on the Occipital Bone?
The External Occipital Protuberance
