The Bony Skull Flashcards
the skull is divided into which three parts?
- neurocranium
- viscerocranium (facial skull)
- mandible (lower jaw)
the common type of joint seen between most bones in the skull is the?
fibrous joint, known as sutures
which part of the skull bone houses red marrow?
spongy bone (diploe)
label the bones of the skull and external auditory meatus
the sagittal suture lies between which bones?
left and right parietal bones
the coronal suture lies between which bones?
frontal and two parietal bones
the lamboid suture lies between which bones?
occipital and two parietal bones
which fontanelle closes first?
posterior fontanelle
label the bones of the facial skeleton
which bone(s) is the mastoid process a part of?
posterior part of temporal bone
which bone(s) is the zygomatic arch a part of?
zygomatic process and temporal process of zygomatic bone
which bone(s) is the styloid process a part of?
inferior part of temporal bone
which bone makes up most of the floor of the middle cranial fossa?
sphenoid bone
label this sphenoid bone
which important structure lies within the pituitary (hypophyseal) fossa?
pituitary gland
label this skull
A = palatine bone
B = occipital condyles
C = styloid process
D = pterygoid plates of the sphenoid bone
label the ear ossicles
