The Skull and Its Landmarks Flashcards
What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?
Frontal bone
Which bone contains the external auditory meatus and mastoid process?
Temporal bone
Which bone forms the lower jaw?
Mandible
What is the name of the bone that forms the back and base of the skull?
Occipital bone
Which bone is located between the frontal and occipital bones?
Parietal bone
What is the name of the bone that contains the sphenoid sinuses?
Sphenoid bone
Which bone houses the pituitary gland?
Sphenoid bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the bridge of the nose?
Nasal bone
Which bone is located at the base of the skull and articulates with the first cervical vertebra?
Atlas (C1)
What is the name of the bone that forms the cheekbones?
Zygomatic bone
Which bone contains the cribriform plate through which olfactory nerves pass?
Ethmoid bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the upper jaw?
Maxilla
Which bone houses the middle and inner ear structures?
Temporal bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the posterior part of the hard palate?
Palatine bone
Which bone contains the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord passes?
Occipital bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the bridge of the nose and part of the eye sockets?
Ethmoid bone
Which bone articulates with the mandible to form the temporomandibular joint?
Temporal bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the back of the skull and part of the base of the skull?
Occipital bone
Which bone contains the sella turcica that houses the pituitary gland?
Sphenoid bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the nasal septum?
Vomer bone
Which bone forms the posterior part of the hard palate and part of the nasal cavity?
Palatine bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the lower lateral wall of the eye socket?
Zygomatic bone
Which bone contains the lacrimal fossa for the lacrimal gland?
Frontal bone
What is the name of the bone that forms the anterior part of the hard palate?
Maxilla
What are the bones of the cranium ?
Sphenoid
Temporal
Ethmoid
Parietal
Occipital
Frontal
What are the two sections of the skull?
Neurocranium
Viscerocranium
How many cranial bones are there ?
8
How many facial bones are there ?
14
What’s are the five types of neurocranium sutures ?
Coronal suture
Sagittal suture
Lamboid suture
Squamous suture
Metopic suture (if present)
What is the frontal lobe responsible for?
Personality
Behaviour
Emotions
Judgement
Speech and writing
Body movement
Inteligence self awareness
What is the parietal lobe responsible for?
Interprets language and words
Sense of touch pain temp
Interprets signals from vision, hearing sensory and memory
Spatial and visual awareness
What is the occipital lobe responsible for?
Interprets vision ( colour, light and movement)
What is the temporal lobe responsible for?
Understanding language
Memory
Hearing
Sequencing and organising
What are the bones of the viscerocranium?
Vomer
Conchaea
Nasal
Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
Zygomatic
Lacrimal
What are the three depressions of the intracranial fossae ?
Anterior cranial fossa
Middle cranial fossa
Posterior cranial fossa
The pterygopalatine fossa is associated with which anaesthesia?
Infiltrations
Which cranial bone houses the foramen magnum?
The occipital bone
Is the cranial cavity made up of flat and irregular bones
Yes or no?
Yes
Crista galli are a feature of which bone ?
Ethmoid bone
Where would you find the foramen ovale and what important structure passes through this?
Sphenoid bone
Transmits the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve from the cranial fossa to the Infratemporal fossa
What does the Infratemporal fossa serve as a passage way for which nerve ?
Mandibular nerve
What bone is the most fragile bone of the skull?
Lacrimal bone
The hyoid bone is involved in what?
Speech and swallowing
Which bone is anterior to the temporal bone ?
A parietal
B sphenoid
C occipital
B sphenoid
Is the mandible a paired bone ?
No
