The skull, region og the head, fascia and muscles of the neck Flashcards
How many bones in the skull?
28
What is the skull called without the jaw (mandible) ?
Cranium
Two main part of skull (morphology)
Neurocranium = brain case
Viserocranium = Facial bones
Which bones contributes both to the neurocranium and viscerocranium?
Sphenoidbone, ethmoid bone and temporal bone
Ethimology of frontal bone
Bone of the forehead
Ethimology of the temporal bone
Temporal= related to the time, time passing (first white hairs come here)
Ethimology of parietal bone
Parietal= of a wall, main lateral wall of the skull
Ethimology of occipital bone
Opposite side of the head
Ethimology of the sphenoid bone
Wedge shaped (middle of the skull)
Embryology of the cranium, 2 origins
Chondrocranium (endochondrial bones) Endochondral ossification
Membranocranium (membranous bone) intermembranous ossification
What does the cartilges of meckle form?
Mandible
What is a fissure?
Long and narrow division with irregular shape between bones of the skull
What is a foramen?
Hole (usually clear cut shape)
What is a canal?
Tunnel-shaped passage
What is the squamous?
Part of a bone that is flat, like scale
What is the petrous?
Part of a bone that is solid like a rock
What is a process?
Part of the bone that is prominent/projecting, have different shape (irregular typically)
What is a flat proces called?
Plate
What is a fossa?
A pit
3 types of joints (3 S’s)
Sutures, synchondrosis and synovial joint
Different name for fibrous joint
Syndesmoses
What is it synostosis?
Surtures that have no more fibrous tissue between it
Is there cartilage between the bones in a synchondrosis?
Yes
How many mobile joints in the skull?
One (temporal mandibular joint)
The two synovial joints?
Temporal mandibular joint and alto-occipital joint
What are synovial joints?
Mobiel joints
Is the maxilla one or two bones?
Two
What are the holes in the skull?
What comes through the infraorbital and orbital foramen?
Sensory nerves
Different name for cheekbone
Zygomatic bone
What is the big hole at the bottom of the skull called?
Foramen magnum
What is in the zygomatic arch?
Soft tissue
What is the Mindubular fossa?
Carotic and jugular foramen
What allows for the passage of the brain stem?
Foramen magnum
What is between the lines of force?
Points of weakness
Where do the typical fractures of the skull occur?
Along the lines of weakness
How are the fractures of the skull classified?
Le fort classification
How much of the entire length of the newborn does the skull take up?
1/4
Which part of the cranium is smaller compared to the other?
The visceral cranium is small (fascial region)
What are fontanelles?
Soft spots where ossification is not completed (connective tissue between flatbone of the vault)
Why do we have fontanelles?
Allows for growth of the brain and cranium
Why do fontanelles disappear?
Because of membranous ossification
How many synchondrosis do we have in the skull?
One at the base of the skull
What are fibrous joints?
Joints with connective (fibrous) tissue in between
What is the largest fontanel in a newborn?
Anterior (bregmatic) fontanel
Which fontanels do new borns have on the side of their heads?
Sphenoidal and mastoid, they are paired (on both sides)
What bones is the cranial vault (calvaria) made of?
Squamous part of the frontal and occipital bones and the parietal bone
What causes the groove along the midline on the inside of the skull?
The superior sagittal sinus which drains from the brain
Is the cranial base perfectly horizontal?
No it forms a slope
What are the 3 forssa of the cranial base?
Anterior, middle and posterior
In which cranial fossa is the ethmoid bone?
In the anterior cranial fossa
What does the middle cranial fossa look like?
Wings
What sets the anterior cranial Fossa apart from the other cranial fossa?
It does not directly communicate with the inferior surface of the cranium
Where are the greater wings located with respect to the lesser wings?
Inferior
What artery runs with the optic nerve in the orbital cavity?
Ophthalmic artery
What hosts and protects the pituitary gland?
Sella turcuca (Turkish saddle), Consists of the tuberculum Sallae, pituitary fossa and dorsim sale
Can you see the foramen lacerum in the living human?
No it is covered with connective tissue
How many branches in the trigeminal nerve?
3
Which is the largest of the cranial nerves?
Trigeminal nerve
What har the 3 branches of the trigeminal nerve?
The ophthalmic branch (V1), maxillary branch (V2), and mandibular branch(V3)
Where does the second branch of the trigeminal nerve go through?
Foramen rotundum
Where does the third branch of the trigeminal nerve go through?
Foramen ovale
Which the deepest cranial fossa?
The posterior cranial fossa
What forms the Cerebella/posterior cranial forsa?
The occipital bone
What provides the passage of the jugular vein?
The Jugular foramen
What comes out the jugular foramen?
The jugular vein and some primary nerves
What does the occipital condyle allow for?
Movement of the head, it articulates with the atlas
What does the neurocranium derive from? (embryological standpoint)
Endochondral ossification
How does the anterior cranial fossa communicate with the nasal cavities? (allows for smell and general sensory info)
Through the foramina of the cribriform plate and the anterior and posterior ethmoid foramina
How does the anterior cranial fossa communicate with the orbital cavity?
Through the optic canal
How does the middle cranial fossa communicate with the orbital cavity?
Through the superior orbital fissure and inferior orbital fissure
How does the middle cranial fossa communicate with the pterygopalatine fossa?
Through the foramen rotundum
How does the middle cranial fossa communicate with the infratemporal fossa?
Through the foramen ovale
What is the crossing of the optic nerve called?
Optic chiasm
How does the posterior cranial fossa communicate with the vertebral canal?
Through foramen magnum
How does the posterior cranial fossa communicate with the regions of the neck?
Through the jugular foramen and hypoglossal canal
What separates the two nasal cavities?
Nasal septum/ perpendicular plate
What are the spaces in the nasal conch called?
Ethmoidal cells
What is the only smooth surface in the nose?
The nose
What helps warm up the air in the nose?
The irregular shaped created by the bones such as the nasal conch and the hollow spaces created byt the ethmoidal cells
What is between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone when looking from anterior to posterior through the orbital cavity?
The superior orbital fissure
What are the two plates of the pterygoid plate called?
Lateral plate and medial plate
On what part of the sphenoid bone is the orbital canal?
The lesser wings
What is the back of the Sella turcuca called?
Dorsum sellae
What are the 4 components of the temporal bone?
squamous, petromastoid, tympanic and the styloid
What is the pyramid of the temporal bone called?
Petromastoid
What does the tympanic part of the temporal bone form?
The external acoustic meatus
Where are the structures inner ear located?
In the pyramid of the temporal bone
What exists from the internal acoustic meatus?
The nerves that arise in the inner ear
Does the internal carotid artery pass through the pyramid of the temporal bone?
Yes
Where on the temporal bone is the temporal mandibular joint found?
In the mandibular fossa
In which part of the cranial fossa is the internal acoustic meatus?
Posterior cranial fossa
Between what bones is the jugular fossa?
Temporal bone and occipital bone
What separates the outer and middle ear?
Tympanic membrane
Which facial bone is the largest?
Maxillary
Which bones contribute to the orbit?
Maxillary, frontal, frontal process and zygomatic, (palatine contributes in a tiny part), Ethmoid and sphenoid
Which bone forms the walls of the nasal cavity?
Maxillary bone