Test 2 Joints/Articulations Flashcards
What are the 8 bones of the skull?
1) . frontal
2) . ethmoid
3) . sphenoid
4) . occipital
5) . temporal (2)
6) . parietal (2)
what are the 3 regions of the skull?
1) . roof (calvaria)
2) . floor (base)
3) . occiput (back)
how many bones make up the viscerocranium (facial bones)
15
what are the 15 bones in the viscerocranium?
- mandible, ethmoid, vomer, maxillae (2),
- inferior nasal conchae (2),
- zygomatic (2),
- palatines (2),
- nasals (2),
- lacrimal (2)
Which bones make up the orbit?
1) . frontal,
2) . ethmoid,
3) . Lacrimal
4) . Sphenoid
5) . Zygomatic
6) . Palatine
7) . Maxilla
roof of orbit
orbital plate of frontal bone
medial wall of orbit
ethmoid and lacrimal bones
posterior wall of orbit
Sphenoid bone
lateral wall of orbit
Zygomatic bone
floor of orbit
palatine and maxilla bones
what bone does the optic canal pass through?
sphenoid
what bone is referred to as the keystone bone of the cranial cavity?
Sphenoid bone
what is found in the sella turcica?
pituitary gland
where is the pituitary gland?
sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
what passes through the superior orbital fissure?
CN 3, 4, 6, and CN V1
what is CN V1?
ophthalmic nerve of CN 5 (trigeminal nerve)
name the nerves that pass through the superior orbital fissure
- occulomotor,
- trochlear,
- trigeminal (ophthalmic branch),
- abducens
what passes through the foramen rotundum?
CN V2 (trigeminal - maxillary branch)
what passes through the foramen ovale?
CN V3 (trigeminal - mandibular branch)
what passes through the foramen magnum?
1) . spinal cord and brain-stem,
2) . vertebral arteries,
3) . CN 11 comes into the skull this way
where is the jugular foramen?
posterior cranial fossa between occipital and temporal bone
what goes through the jugular foramen?
1) . internal jugular vein,
2) . CN 9
3) . CN 10,
4) . CN 11 (exits here)
name the nerves that pass through the jugular foramen
1) . Glossopharyngeal,
2) . Vagus,
3) . Spinal Accessory
what attaches at the temporal styloid process?
pharynx and larynx
temporomandibular joint articulation
mandibular fossa, head of the mandible,
what passes through the stylomastoid foramen?
CN 7 (exiting)
what passes through the internal acoustic foramen (meatus)
CN 7 (exiting) and 8
name the nerves passing through the internal acoustic foramen
Facial and vestibulocochlear
where is the inferior orbital fissure?
posteriolateral aspect of maxilla in the orbit
what passes through the inferior orbital fissure?
CN V2 branch and zygomatic nerve off of V2
what forms the piriform aperture?
nasal and maxilla bone
what composite structure do the nasal and maxilla bone form?
piriform apeture
what forms the roof of the nasal cavity?
ethmoid bone
what forms the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?
1) . ethmoid S/I conchae,
2) . palatine perp plate,
3) . inferior nasal conchae,
4) . maxilla
what forms the floor of the nasal cavity?
1) . maxilla palatine plate,
2) . palatine bones
what forms the medial wall of the nasal cavity?
1) . vomer,
2) . ethmoid perp plate,
3) . septal cartilage
what forms the anterior cranial fossa?
frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones
what forms the middle cranial fossa?
sphenoid and temporal bones
what forms the posterior cranial fossa?
- occipital
- sphenoid
- temporal bones
what forms the superior and inferior temporal lines?
- temporal,
- parietal,
- frontal,
- zygomatic bones
what forms the zygomatic arch?
- zygomatic process of temporal bone
- temporal process of zygomatic bone
coronal suture
separates frontal and parietal
sagittal suture
separates right and left parietal
lambdoid suture
separates occipital from parietal
occipitomastoid suture
separates occipital from temporal
squamous (parietomastoid) suture
separates temporal from parietal
lambda
intersection of lambdoid and sagittal sutures
bregma
intersection of sagittal and coronal sutures
pterion
“H” shaped intersection of coronal, squamous, and sphenoid bone
vertex
most superior point of calvaria on sagittal suture
asterion
junction of lambdoid, occipitomastoid, and squamous
TMJ joint type
synovial; modified hinge
unique feature of TMJ hinge
divided into superior and inferior articular cavities each with its own set of movements
TMJ ligaments
- lateral ligament,
- stylomandibular ligament,
- sphenomandibular ligament
what does the lateral TMJ ligament prevent?
posterior dislocation
what does the stylomandibular ligament prevent?
downward dislocation