The Skull Flashcards
What bones of the skull are not connected to each other by suttures
Mandible and oscicles
What type of joint is the TMJ
Synovial with articular cavity
Bones that form a strong case for the brain, eyes, middle and inner ears
Neurocranium
Form the cranial vault
Frontal, parential, occipital, and temporal bones
Part of skull derived from pharyngeal arches
Viserocranium
joint between the frontal and the pariental bones
Coronal suture
Joint between the 2 pariental bones
Sagital suture
meeting point between the sagital and coronal suture
Bregma
suture separating pariental and occipital bones
Lambdoid suture
Transmits supraorbital nerve and vessels
Supraorbital foramen
transmits infraorbital nerve and vessels
infraoribtal foramen
Transmits mental nerve and vessels
Mental foramen
where the frontal bone articulates with the nasal bones
Nasion