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The Skull Flashcards

1
Q

what does the skull consist of

A
  • cranium
  • facial skeleton
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2
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bones that make up the cranium

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  • occipital
  • parietal
  • temporal
  • frontal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
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3
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what is the part of the occiptial bone in front of the foramen magnum called?

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the basilar part or the base of the occiput

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4
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where are the occipital condyles

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either side of foramen magnum

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5
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occipital condyles purpose

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articulate with atlas as part of atlanto-occipital joints

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6
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squamous part of occipital location

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behind foramen magnum

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7
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squamous part of temporal bone

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the part on the side of the head

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8
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mastoid process location

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9
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zygomatic arch location

A

made of both temporal bone and zygomatic bone

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10
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external auditory meatus location

A

opening in the green area

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11
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styloid process location

A

behind external auditory meatus

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12
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stylomastoid foramen location

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just behind styloid process

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13
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what structure passes through the foramen magnum

A

spinal cord

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14
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what structure passes through the stylomastoid foramen

A
  • facial nerve
  • stylomastoid artery
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15
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carotid canal location

A

in front of jugular foramen

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16
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what structures pass through carotid canal

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  • internal carotid artery
  • internal carotid venous plexus
  • sympathetic nerve plexus
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17
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julgular foramen location

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in front of foramen magnum

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18
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what structures pass through the jugular foramen

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  • glossopharyngeal nerve
  • vagus nerve
  • accessory nerve
  • internal jugular vein
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19
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hypoglossal canal location

A

right beside foramen magnum

20
Q

what structure passes through the hypoglossal canal

A

hypoglossal nerve

21
Q

what does the petrous part of the temporal bone contain

A

structures of the inner and middle ear

22
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internal acoustic meatus location

A
23
Q

what structures pass through internal acoustic foramen

A
  • facial nerve
  • vestibulocochlear nerve
24
Q

what bones make up the facial skeleton

A
  • zygomatic bones
  • lacrimal bones
  • nasal bones
  • inferior nasal conchae
  • vomer
  • maxilla
  • palatine bones
  • mandible
  • hyoid
25
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what does the temporal fossa contain

A

temporalis muscle

26
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what does the infratemporal fossa contain

A

pterygoid muscles and the coronoid process of the mandible

27
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where are the pterygoid plates found

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28
Q

what is found between the two medial pterygoid plates

A

posterior nasal choanae

29
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crista galli location

A

between cribriform plates

30
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crista galli location

A

between cribriform plates

31
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what structure passes through the cribriform plate

A

olfactory nerve

32
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what bone makes up the middle cranial fossa

A

body of the sphenoid bone

33
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main feature of the middle cranial fossa

A

sella turcica

34
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what does the sella turcica contain

A

pitutitary fossa for pitutitary gland

35
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optic canal location

A
36
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what structure passes through the optic canal

A

optic nerve and opthalmic artery

37
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superior orbital fissure location

A
38
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what structures pass through the superior orbital fissure

A
  • oculomotor nerve
  • trochlear nerve
  • ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
  • abducens nerve
  • opthalmic veins and sympathetic fibres
39
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foramen rotundum location

A
40
Q

what structure passes through the foramen rotundum

A

maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve

41
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foramen ovale location

A
42
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what structures pass through the foramen ovale

A
  • mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
  • accessory meningeal artery
43
Q

foramen spinosum location

A
44
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what structures pass through the foramen spinosum

A
  • middle meningeal artery
  • middle meningeal vein
  • meningeal branch of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
45
Q

inferior orbital fissure location

A
46
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what structures pass through the inferior orbital fissure

A
  • zygomatic branch of the maxillary nerve
  • the inferior ophthalmic vein
  • sympathetic nerves

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