The Skull Flashcards
1
Q
How many bones form the skull?
A
28 bones including the auditory ossicles
2
Q
Excluding the auditory ossicles, how many bones form the skull?
A
22
3
Q
What is the cranium?
A
the skull minus the mandible
4
Q
How many bones form the cranium?
A
27
5
Q
What is the calvaria?
A
the skullcap
6
Q
What is the neurocranium?
A
the part of the skull that surrounds the brain
7
Q
How many bones form the neurocranium?
A
8
8
Q
What bones form the neurocranium?
A
- frontal
- parietal
- occipital
- temporal
- sphenoid
- ethmoid
9
Q
What is the facial skeleton?
A
the bones that support the face
10
Q
How many bones form the facial skeleton?
A
14
11
Q
What bones form the facial skeleton?
A
- mandible
- vomer
- nasal
- maxilla
- lacrimal
- inferior nasal concha
- palatine
- zygomatic
12
Q
By strict definition, what is the splanchnocranium?
A
the bones that support the face minus the mandible
13
Q
What bones form the splanchnocranium?
A
- vomer
- nasal
- maxilla
- lacrimal
- inferior nasal concha
- palatine
- zygomatic
