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The Skull Flashcards

1
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Which cranial bones of the skull are paired?

A

Partial and temporal

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2
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Which facial bones are paired?

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Zygomatic, lacrimal, nasal, palatine, maxillae, inferior nasal conchae

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3
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List some craniometric landmarks

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Glabella, bregma, lambda, inion (at occipital protuberance), pterion (where meningeal artery goes up the skull to serve meninges)

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4
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What is the metopic structure?

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Occurs when incomplete fusion of the frontal bone occurs

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5
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What does the frontal crest contain?

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Attachment site for the falx cerebri which is a protective CT for the brain

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6
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Describe surgical access to the cranial cavity

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Bone flaps The periosteum has poor osteogenic properties Bone wired or plated while healing Healing best when flap incorporates overlaying tissues (e.g. skin, muscle, fascia)*

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What is the coronal suture?

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Articulation between frontal and both parietal bones

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8
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What is the sagittal suture?

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Articulation between both parietal bones

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9
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What is the lamboid suture?

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Articulation between parietal and occipital bones

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10
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What is the squamous suture?

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Articulation between temporal and parietal bones

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11
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CN VII and VIII enter into the ear through what structure?

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Internal acoustic meatus of temporal bone

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12
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What is the function of the petrous portion of the temporal bone?

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Protects the inner ear

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13
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What is the foramen magnum of the occipital bone?

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Passage way for brainstem and numerous arteries and nerves

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14
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When nodding “yes” the occipital condyles articulate with what?

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Cervical vertebrae

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15
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What is the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?

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Where the pituitary gland sits

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16
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The foramen rotundum is the exit point for which nerve?

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Maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve (V2)

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17
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The foramen ovale is the exit point for which nerve?

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Mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (V3)

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18
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The foramen spinosum is the exit point for which structure?

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Middle meningeal artery

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19
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Describe characteristics of the sphenoid bone

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Unites the cranial and facial bones Articulates with almost every bone in the skull Contains the sphenoid sinuses

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20
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The crista Galli of the ethmoid bone is the attachment site for what?

A

Falx cerebri

21
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The orbital plate of the ethmoid bone forms the medial wall of what structure?

A

The orbit

22
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What is the superior portion of the nasal septum?

A

Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone

23
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What is the ethmoidal labyrinth?

A

Contain superior and middle nasal conchae

24
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What structures are in the superior part of the ethmoid bone?

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Ethmoidal air surfaces Cribiform plate (olfactory nerve descends along lateral borders) Cribiform foramina (passageway for olfactory nerve branches)

25
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What are the three cranial fossa?

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Anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossa

26
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Describe characteristics of the facial bones

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Provide shape, contour, and individuality to the face Important structural component of the orbit and nasal cavities Anchor site for teeth of the upper and lower jaw

27
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What does the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone form?

A

Lateral wall of the orbit

28
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What forms the zygomatic arch?

A

Includes the zygomatic process of temporal bone and temporal process of zygomatic bone

29
Q

The lacrimal wall is part of the medial wall of each what?

A

Orbit

30
Q

The lacrimal groove is a passageway for what structure?

A

Nasolacrimal duct

31
Q

The nasal bones are paired bones that form what?

A

The bridge of the nose

32
Q

Which part of the vomer articulates with the sphenoid?

A

Ala of the vomer

33
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What forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum?

A

Vertical plate of the vomer

34
Q

The orbital process of the palatine bone forms part of what?

A

The medial floor of the orbit

35
Q

What does the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone form?

A

Lateral wall of nasal cavity

36
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What does the horizontal plate of the palatine bone form?

A

Posterior portion of the hard palate

37
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What does the palatine process of the maxilla form?

A

Posterior portion of hard palate

38
Q

The incisive foramen of the maxilla separate?

A

Hard palate from anterior nasal spine

39
Q

What holds the teeth of the upper jaw?

A

Alveolar process of maxilla

40
Q

What is the largest paranasal sinus in the skull?

A

Maxillary sinus

41
Q

What is a le fort I fracture?

A

Inferior portion of maxilla is broken off Alveolar process cracks off

42
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What is a le fort II fracture?

A

The whole maxilla is broken off as well as palatine and lacrimal bones

43
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What is a le fort III fracture?

A

Whole maxilla and part of zygomatic bone

44
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Describe the inferior nasal conchae

A

Considered its own separate bone Superior and middle concha are part of the ethmoid bone

45
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Which bones make up the orbit?

A

Maxilla, lacrimal, ethmoid (medial wall) Frontal bone, sphenoid, zygomatic (lateral) Frontal and sphenoid (roof)

46
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Which bones make up the nasal complex?

A

Nasal bone, lacrimal, inferior nasal conchae, maxillary, sphenoid bone and palatine bone

47
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What are the 4 paranasal sinuses?

A

Frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and maxillary Can become infected

48
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What are the fontanelle of the fetal skull?

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Anterior, sphenoid, mastoid and posterior fontanelles

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