The Skull Flashcards
List the bones associated with the Cranium.
Occipital bone
Temporal bone
Parietal bone
Frontal bone
Ethmoid bone
Sphenoid bone (made up of presphenoid & basisphenoid bone)
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List the bones associated with the face.
Nasal bone - nasal region
Maxillary bone - nasal and oral region
Incisive bone - nasal and oral region
Palatine bone - nasal and oral region
Zygomatic bone
Lacrimal bone
Ventral Nasal Concha
Pterygoid bones
Vomer
Mandible bone
Which skull bone is the most caudal?
Occipital bone (single bone that forms the back of the skull)
Which bone forms the rostral wall of the cranium?
Ethmoid bone
Which bone makes up the floor of the cranial cavity?
Sphenoid bone
(is made up of the presphenoid bone and the basisphenoid bone)
What is the cranium and what bones is it associated with?
defined as the bones that surround/house the brain.
Associated with:
occipital bone
temporal bone
parietal bone
frontal bone
ethmoid bone
sphenoid bone
What is the foramen magnum and what bone is it associated with?
large opening into cranial cavity for continuity of brain and spinal cord.
Associated with occipital bone.
What bone is the occipital condyles associated with?
Associated with occipital bone
What is the tympanic bulla and what bone is it associated with?
smooth bulbous enlargement on ventral side of temporal bone, houses middle ear.
Associated with temporal bone.
What bone is the external acoustic meatus associated with?
associated with temporal bone
What bone is the cornual process associated with?
associated with frontal bone
What is the cribriform plate and what bone is it associated with?
plate with numerous holes that serve as the passageway for olfactory nerves.
Associated with ethmoid bone.
What bone is the dorsal nasal conchae associated with?
associated with ethmoid bone
What bone is the optic canal associated with?
associated with sphenoid bone.
What bone is the orbital fissure associated with?
associated with sphenoid bone.
What bone is the round foramen associated with?
associated with sphenoid bone.
What bone is the oval foramen associated with?
associated with sphenoid bone.
What bone is the alar canal associated with?
associated with sphenoid bone.
What is the hypophyseal fossa and what bone is it associated with?
associated with the sphenoid bone.
It is the depression in the floor of the cranial cavity (sphenoid bone) holding the pituitary gland.
What bone is the infraorbital canal associated with?
associated with the maxillary bone.
What bone is the mandibular symphysis associated with?
associated with the mandible bone.
What bone is the mandibular canal associated with?
associated with the mandible bone
What bone is the mental foramina associated with?
associated with mandible bone.
What bone is the mandibular foramina associated with?
associated with the mandible bone.
What bone is the palatine fissure associated with?
associated with incisive bone.
What bone is the masseteric fossa associated with?
associated with the mandible
What bone are the dens associated with?
associated with vertebrae
What bone is the hemal arch associated with?
associated with vertebrae.
What are the two bones that contribute to the zygomatic arch?
- Zygomatic bone
- Zygomatic process of temporal bone
Which two bones form the roof of the cranium in the dog?
Parietal bone
Frontal bone
Which bone forms the roof of the cranium in the ox and pig?
Frontal bone
Which bones form the hard palate?
Palatine, maxillary, and incisive bones
Which bone are the upper incisors are attached to?
Incisive bone.
Which bone are the upper cheek teeth are attached to?
Maxillary bone
Which bone are the lower teeth are attached to and what are the two divisions of this bone?
Mandible bone.
2 divisions: body (horizontal part that bears lower teeth) and ramus (vertical part, holds no teeth)
What bone do pigs have in their nose to help them “root”?
Rostral bone
What are the three regions of the “face” and the bones that contribute to them?
Nasal Region
- nasal
- maxillary
- palatine
- incisive
Oral Region
- incisive
-maxillary
-palatine
Orbital Region
- formed by portions of frontal, lacrimal, sphenoid, and zygomatic bones.
