The skull Flashcards
Consists of 22 separate bones not including ossicles and extra sutral bones, 8 skull bones are paired and 6 are unpaired
Adult skull
Skull without mandible, fuses with sutral lines later in life
Cranium
Cranium without face
Calvaria
Calvaria without base
Calotte
Facial skeleton
Splanchocranium
Encompasses forehead and upper part of eye sockets
Frontal bone
Attachment point of the temporalis muscle in the frontal bone, stretches posteriorly
Temporal lines
Brow ridges in frontal bone
Superciliary arches
Sinus cavities in frontal bone, can be used to identify individuals. Middle inferior view
Frontal sinuses
Pair of bones (left and right) of your vault. Superior, frayed edges
Parietal bones
Accommodate the meningeal arteries of parietal bones. Inferior grooves
Meningeal grooves
Contains opening for ear canal, part of cheekbone, soft temples superior and anterior
Temporal bone
Thin, plate like projection of bone. Flat superior surface above zygomatic process in temporal bone
Squamous
External opening of ear canal in temporal bone
External auditory meatus
Thin projection of bone in temporal bone, forms posterior part of cheek bone
Zygomatic process
Thick projection of bone on antero-inferior surface of temporal bone. attaches to neck muscles, posterior to external auditory meatus
Mastoid process
Thin, pointed projection of temporal bone. Anchor point for the stylohyoid ligament. Inferior, posterior to external auditory meatus
Styloid process
Back of skull, massive hole at bottom
Occipital bone
Large hole in the occipital bone through which the brain stem passes
Foramen magnum
Large plate of bone in occipital bone that faces posteriorly, superior to foramen magnum
Squamous
Rugged surface on posterior surface of occipital bone
Nuchal crest
Oval surface on either side of foramen magnum, articulates with atlas. Occipital
Occipital condyle
Two, forms most of face and nasal aperture. Holds upper dentition
Maxillae
Two, left and right. Mouth and nasal cavity
Palatine bones
Vertical bone that runs down the nasal aperture, thin and blade like
Vomer