The Skull Flashcards
(G) Kranion, (L) Calvaria
Skull
Bones of the Skull and Their Parts
Cranium: 8 bones
(F, P, O, T, S, E)
- Frontal(1) .
- Parietal (2)
- Occipital (1)
- Temporal (2)
- Sphenoid (1)
- Ethmoid (1)
Bones of the Skull and Their Parts
Visceral Cranium: 14 bones
(M, Z, N, L, P, I, V, M)
Maxillae (2)
Zygomatic (2)
Nasal (2)
Lacrimal (2)
Palatine (2)
Inferior conchae or turbinates (2)
Vomer (1)
Mandible (1)
Bones of the Skull and Their Parts
Other bones
(HB, AO)
Hyoid bone (1)
Auditory ossicles
Bones of the Skull and Their Parts
What are the 3 bones in the Auditory ossicles
malleus - 2
incus - 2
stapes - 2
Bones of the Skull and Their Parts
how many bones are in the Teeth?
32 bones
Regions of the Skull
(F, L, P, V, B)
Frontal, anterior or facial (1)
Lateral, right and left (2)
Posterior or occipital (1)
Vertical, superior or vertex (1)
Basal or inferior (1)
Sutures of the Skull (7)
- Coronal suture
- Sagittal suture
- Lambdoidal suture
- Squamosal suture
- Less obvious suture
- Metopic suture
- Two mendosal sutures
Sutures of the Skull
Squamous
Squamosal suture
Sutures of the Skull
a scale, a thin flat plate
Squamosal suture
Squamous
Sutures of the Skull
pass obliquely upwards, one in each half of the squamous part of the occipital bone.
Two mendosal sutures
Sutures of the Skull
pass obliquely upwards, one in each half of the squamous part of the occipital bone.
Two mendosal sutures
The head or condyle of each ramus of the mandible articulates with the mandibular fossa of the corresponding temporal bone.
TMJ — temporomandibular joint
What kind of join is the Temporalmandibular joint
synovial - gliding and hinge joint
are cavities within some of the cranial bones. These sinuses on each side open into the corresponding nasal cavity.
Paranasal Sinuses or accessory nasal sinuses
What are the Paranasal Sinuses
(F,E,M,S)
- Frontal sinuses (2)
- Ethmoidal sinuses (2)
- Maxillary sinuses (2)
Also named as “antra” — (G) antron = a cave - Sphenoidal sinuses (2)
What are the three Cranial Fossae
(A,M,P)
- Anterior cranial fossa (1)
- Middle cranial fossa (1)
- Posterior cranial fossa (1)
Cerebral Cranium
What are the parts of the Frontal bone
- Squamous
- Orbital
- Nasal
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
squama
Squamous part
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
Parts of the Squama
(F,S,S,G,F)
Frontal eminence
Supraorbital margins (2)
Supraorbital notches (2)
Glabella (1)
Frontal sinuses (2)
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
What are the Orbital parts
- Ethmoidal notch
- Orbital plates
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
Nasal Part
Nasal spine
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
suture present between two frontal bones
Metopic suture
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
are two rounded prominences on the squamous part of the frontal bone.
Frontal eminences
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
ridges of bone that form the superior borders of the circular opening into each
orbit.
Supraorbital margins
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
small notch or sometimes a foramen located towards the medial end of
each supraorbital margin.
Supraorbital notch (or foramen)
Cererbral Cranium: Front Bone
is a smooth flat area between the medial ends of the supraorbital margins, and above the upper ends of the nasal bones.
Glabella
Cererbral Cranium: Frontal Bone
paired cavities in the squamous part of the frontal bone above the supraorbital margins.
Frontal Sinuses
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
definite gap between the medial borders of the 2 orbital plates.
Ethmoidal notch
Cerebral Cranium: Frontal Bone
pointed process that forms a small part of the nasal septum behind the nasofrontal articulations.
Nasal spine
Cerebral Cranium
(L) paries - wall
Parietal bones
Cerebral Cranium
(L) paries - wall
Parietal bones
Cerebral Cranium: Parietal Bone
is a rounded prominence on the lateral surface of each parietal bone.
Parietal eminence or parietal tuberosity
Cerebral Cranium: Parietal Bone
The distance between the 2 eminences
The greatest transverse diameter
Cerebral Cranium
Parts of the Occipital bone
(F, SP: EOP, IOP, LP: O,H , BP)
- Foramen magnum
- Squamous part
External occipital protuberance
Internal occipital protuberance - Lateral parts (2)
Occipital condyles (2)
Hypoglossal canals (2) - Basilar part (basal) (1)
Cerebral Cranium
(L) occiput — back part
Occipital Bone
Cerebral Cranium: Occipital Bone
large opening in the inferior part of the occipital bone through which the medulla oblongata of the brain joins the spinal cord
Foramen magnum
Cerebral Cranium: Occipital Bone
oval shaped prominences located on the inferior surfaces of each lateral part.
Occipital condyles
Cerebral Cranium: Occipital Bone
short passages from each lateral margin of the foramen magnum, close to its front
end, that open below in front of the condyles.
Hypoglossal canals
Cerebral Cranium: Occipital Bone
is that part anterior to the foramen magnum.
Basilar part
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
is a large bony prominence that extend down from the temporal bone posterior to the
ear.
Mastoid Process
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
long slender sliver-like process that extends down from each temporal bone.
Styloid process
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
is a slender bony process that extends horizontally forward from the opening of the ear.
Zygomatic process
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
is a depression on the temporal bone in front of the opening into the ear and below the
origin of the zygomatic process.
Mandibular fossa
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
shaped somewhat like a pyramid and is sometimes called the petrous pyramid.
(G) petra = rock.
Petrous part
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
porus, is an opening on the dorsal surface of the petrous part close to its medial end.
Internal acoustic opening
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
a canal leading from the internal acoustic opening to the inner ear.
Internal acoustic meatus
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bone
short passage that begins as a circular opening on the inferior surface of the petrous
pyramid close to its medial end
Carotid canal
Cerebral Cranium: Temporal Bones
forms the anterior and inferior walls of the external acoustic meatus. (G) drum
Tympanic part
Cerebral Cranium
(G) sphen = wedge
Sphenoid bone
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
horizontal depression that crosses the body of the bone in front of the sella turcica.
Chiasmatic groove
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
horizontal depression that crosses the body of the bone in front of the sella turcica.
Chiasmatic groove
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
are 2 short passages extending anteriorly and laterally one from each side of the body.
(G) optikos = eye
Optic canals (OT - optic foramina)
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
saddlelike bony depression on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid.
(L) sella = saddle, Turcica = Turkish
Sella Turcica
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
posterior wall of sella turcica
Dorsum sella
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
central cavity of the sella turcica
Pituitary fossa (hypophyseal fossa)
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
are two small rounded prominences that are located one at each lateral end of the upper margin of the dorsum sella.
Posterior clinoid processes
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
lie one on each side of the upper anterior surface of the sella turcica
Middle clinoid processes
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
lie one on each side of the upper anterior surface of the sella turcica
Middle clinoid processes
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
is an often poorly defined groove that passes vertically along each lateral surface of the
body.
Carotid groove
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
are 2 bony processes that extend posteriorly from the medial end of the posterior free margin of each lesser wing.
Anterior clinoid processes
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
(round opening) a small opening in the medial basal part of the greater wing just lateral to the superior orbital fissure. Transmit maxillary nerve.
Forament rotundum (round opening)
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
(oval opening) is a larger opening in the basal part of the greater wing lateral to and behind the foramen rotundum. Transmits mandibular nerve.
Foramen ovale (oval opening)
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
comma shaped opening on the medial margin of each greater wing.
Superior orbital fissure
Cerebral Cranium: Sphenoid Bone
pteryx = a wing. Extend down vertically from the inferior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone on each side.
Pterygoid processes
Cerebral Cranium
(G) ethmos = a sieve
Ethmoid bone
Cerebral Cranium: Ethmoid Bone
wedge between the 2 orbital plates of the frontal bone in the ethmoidal notch on the
floor of the anterior cranial fossa. (L) cribrum = sieve
Cribriform plate
Cerebral Cranium: Ethmoid Bone
very thin plate of bone that passes vertically up from the upper surface of the cribiform plate.
Crista galli
Cerebral Cranium: Ethmoid Bone
is a flat sheet of bone that extends down in the midline from the cribriform plate and
forms the nasal septum.
Perpendicular plate
Cerebral Cranium: Ethmoid Bone
(L) concha = a shelf, a curved shelf. Are bony shelves that extend into
the nasal cavities from the lateral walls.
Superior and middle nasal conchae
Visceral Cranium: Maxillae
a large cavity within the body of the maxilla
Maxillary sinus
Visceral Cranium: Maxillae
a ridge of bone that forms the lower border of the orbital opening.
Infraorbital margin
Visceral Cranium: Maxillae
is a small opening on the anterior surface of the maxilla just below the infraorbital margin.
Infraorbital foramen
Visceral Cranium: Maxillae
is a single small pointed projection in the midline at the base of the nasal septum.
Anterior nasal spine