Test 3 - Skull Flashcards
How many cranium bones are there
8
How many facial bones are there
14
Cranium bone is divided into ____ & ____
calvarium
floor
Which bones do calvarium consist of
frontal
parietal
occipital
Which bones do floor consist of
temporal
ethmoid
sphemoid
Skull is divided into ___ & ___ bone
facial & cranium bone
Which bone is consider the ceiling of orbit
frontal
What are the two main part of frontal bone
squamous and horizontal
In frontal bone,
horizontal portion aka ___
squamous portion aka ___
orbital
vertical
How many bones do FRONTAL BONES articulate with?
What are those?
4
2 parietal bones
sphenoid
ethmoid
what is the raised prominence structure between the eyebrow
Glabella
What is the slight depression above eyebrows
Supraorbital groove
What is the superior rim of each orbit
Supraorbital margin
Which structure of the horizontal portion of frontal bone form the superior part of each orbit
orbital plate
which structure separate the orbital plate
ethmoidal notch
which structure of horizontal portion is bilateral
orbital plate
Ethmoidal notch separated ____
orbital plate
Which structure do we look at to determine if patient tilt
orbital plate
what is the widest portion of parietal
parietal tubercle (eminence)
How many bones do PARIETAL BONES articulate with?
What are those?
5
frontal
occipital
temporal
sphenoid
parietal
The frontal bone is ____ to parietal
anterior
The occipital bone is ____ to parietal
posterior
the temporal bone is ___ to parietal
inferior
the greater wings of sphenoid are ___ to parietal
inferior and anterior
which portion of the occipital bone form most of the back of the head
squamous
which structure is inferior to the squamous portion of occipital bone
external occipital protuberance
external occipital protuberance is also called
inion
What is the large opening at the base of occipital bone
foramen magnum
what go thru foramen magnum
spinal cord
which structure of occipital bone are bilateral with oval processes and convex surfacess
occipital condyles
what does occipital condyle articulate with
lateral mass of C1
occipital condyle and atlas form which joint
atlantoccipital joint
How many bones do OCCIPITAL BONES articulate with?
What are those?
6
2 parietals
2 temporal
sphenoid
atlas
Which cranium bone house the organs of hearing and balance
temporal
temporal bone is between ___ & ____
greater wing of sphenoid
occipital bone
temporal bone is
____ to greater wing of sphenoid
_____ to occipital bone
posterior
anterior
Temporal bone is divided into ___ portions which are ____
3
squamous
mastoid
petrous
which portion of temporal bone is easiest to fracture
squamous
Which portion of temporal bone is posterior to EAM
mastoid portion
Which portion of temporal bone houses organs for hearing and balance
petrous
What is the upper border of petrous pyramid called
petrous ridge
petrous portion of temporal bone is also called
petrous pyramid
superior to jugular foramen is _____
internal acoustic meatus
external and internal acoustic meatus are located on ____
posteriorinferior aspect of petrous pyramid
How many cranial bones do TEMPORAL BONES articulate with?
What are those?
3
parietal
occipital
sphenoid
what is the anterior projection off of squamous portion of temporal bone
zygomatic arch
Mandible fits into the temporomandibular fossa to form ___
temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
posterior process of zygoma articulate with zygomatic process of temporal bone to form___
zygomatic arch
What is the articulation to the mandible
TM fossa
Superiorly to temporal bone, we have the articulation to___
parietal bone
Anteriorly to temporal bone, we have articulation to___
sphenoid
What is the purpose of tube angle for most of the skull positioning
move the petrous pyramids away from superimposition of underline structure
what is the attachment point for muscles on temporal bone
styloid process
which bone forms the anchor for other cranial bones
sphenoid
which structure of the brain lies in the sella turcica
pituitary gland
where does pituitary gland lie on
sella turcica
Posterior to sella turcica is ____
dorsum sellae
What is the depression on the posteroinferior aspect of dorsum sellae
CLivus
The clivus extends posteriorly to _____
foramen magnum
which structure of sphenoid bone project laterally from the superoanterior portion of body and extend to middle of each orbit
anterior clinoid process
which structure of sphenoid bone project superiorly from dorsum sellae
posterior clinoid process
Which clinoid process is larger
anterior
the depressed area of Clivus houses which portion of the brainstem
pons
Lesser wings of sphenoid bone terminates at ____
anterior clinoid
which wing is a portion of the cranial wall
greater wings
Greater wings articulate with which portion of which bone
squamous portion of temporal bone
Sphenoid bone is ____ to ethmoid bone
posterior
which pterygoid process has pterygoid hamulus
medial
which structure help forms the wall of nasal cavity
pterygoid of sphenoid bone
The 3 pairs of foramen exist in which structure of sphenoid bone
greater wings
what go through the 3 foramen of sphenoid bone
cranial nerves
Foramen rotundum has ____ go thru
Foramen Ovale has ____ go thru
Foramen Spinosum has ____ go thru
maxillary nerve
mandibular nerve
artery
Which structure is located anterior to sphenoid body and the lesser wings
optic groove chiasm
Optic nerves cross each other at _____
optic chiasm
Optic nerve go through ____ to cross at optic chiasm
optic foramen
what is the space lateral to optic foramen and between lesser and greater wings?
superior orbital fissures
Ethmoid bone lies below the _____ of cranium
floor
what is the upper horizontal portion of ethmoid bone
cribriform plate
Superior to cribriform plate is__
Crista galli
what go through the foramen of cribriform plate
olfactory nerves (smell)
Faux Cerebri is attached to which structure
crista galli
Inferior to cribriform plate is ____
perpendicular plate
Lateral to perpendicular plate is _____
lateral labyrinths
Which structure helps break up the air as we breath in
nasal conchae
Which nasal concha is its own separate bone
inferior conchae
Which nasal conchae associated with ethmoid bone
superior and middle
Articulations of ethmoid bone
frontal
sphenoid
11 facial bones
which structure helps form the nasal septum
perpendicular plate
Lateral mass of ethmoid helps form medial wall of ____ and lateral wall of ___
orbit
nasal cavity
The articulation of joints of the cranium are called ____
sutures
coronal suture separated ____ from___
frontal bone
parietal bone
sagittal suture separate _____
parietal bones
lambdoidal suture separate _____ from ___
2 parietal bones from occipital bone
squamosal sutures is formed by which bones
parietal & temporal bones
What are the areas of post ossification of fontanels
Bregma
Lambda
Pterion
Asterion
anterior end of sagittal suture is _____
Bregma (anterior fontanels)
posterior end of sagittal suture is ____
Lambda (posterior fontanels)
where coronal suture and sagittal suture meets is which fontanels
Bregma (anterior)
anterior to temporal bone is which fontanels
Pterion (sphenoid fontanel)
Mastoid fontanel is at the the intersection of _____
occipital, temporal, parietal
Pterions fontanel is at the intersection of _____
frontal, temporal, parietals
Asterion fontanels is at the intersection of which sutures
squamosal & lambdoidal
What are fontanels
regions where sutures join are slower in ossification
which is the largest facial bone
maxillary
What are the 14 facial bones
2 maxillary
2 zygomatic
2 lacrimal
2 nasal
2 inferior nasal conchae
2 palatine
vomer
mandible
what are the 4 processes of maxillary
frontal
zygomatic
alveolar
palatine
which maxillary process is on the lateral margin of nasal cavity
frontal
which maxillary process articulate with zygoma
zygomatic
what structure is the anterior fusion of maxillary
acanthion
the maxillary assists in the formation of ___ (3)
orbit
nasal cavity
mouth
which structure of maxillary is inferior to nasal cavity
anterior nasal spine