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the skull - sphenoid and ethmoid Flashcards

1
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how many bones in the neurocranium

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8 bones + 6 ear ossicles

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how many ear ossicles are there

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6

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name bones of the neurocranium

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frontal parietal occipital temporal ear ossicles sphenoid ethmoid

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sphenoid bone

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unpaired, complicated anatomy (butterfly shape)
occupies the middle of the skull
joins neurocranial and facial components of bones
peeks out in almost every aspect of the cranium
has a clear right and left side

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how many ossification centers does the sphenoid bone have

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14, but is a single bone at birth

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what kind of ossification does the sphenoid bone undergo

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endochondral (body, lesser wings) and intramembranous (pteryoid process), both in greater wings

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three main parts of the sphenoid

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body, greater and lesser wings, pterygoid plates

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8
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sphenoid body

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air filled sinus inside and houses pituitary gland
located on midline
articulates with occipital @ basilar suture
forms nasal cavity wall anteriorly and articulates with ethmoid and vomer

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sphenoid greater and lesser wings

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lateral projections from body

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pterygoid plates

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inferior projections for attachment of muscles of mastication

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sphenoidal sinuses

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in sphenoid body
hollow cavities
communicate anteriorly with the nasal canal

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greater wings

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lateral projections
form most of middle cranial fossa
between maxilla and zygomatic

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lesser wings

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smaller and medial to greater wings

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optic canals

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carries optic nerve (visual signal from retina to brain) and ophthalmic artery (blood supply to eyes and nose)

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sella turcica/turkish saddle

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saddle shaped depression, located posterior and inferior to optic canals
sits on top of sphenoid body on midline

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hypophyseal (pituitary) fossa

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deepest depression of sella turcica
houses pituitary gland, important for growth

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anterior clinoid processes

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posterior projections of the lesser wings
attachment site of tentorium cerebelli, segment of dura mater (meninges)

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superior orbital fissure

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crescent shaped gap between greater and lesser wings
transmits cranial nerves
forms crescent of foramina

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crescent foramina

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superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosa (anterior to posterior)

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foramen rotundum

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perfect circle foramen under superior orbital fissure
inferior to superior orbital fissure at junction of greater wings and body
maxillary nerve

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foramen ovale

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posterior to foramen rotundum
oval shaped
mandibular nerve
seen best from basilar view (base of skull)

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foramen spinosum

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located posterolateral to foramen ovale on greater wings
middle meningeal vessels and branches from mandibular nerve

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orbital surfaces

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anterior portion of greater wings
contribute to lateral walls of eye orbits

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pterygoid processes

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inferior projections from body of sphenoid
divided into two thin plates (medial and lateral)

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medial pterygoid plate

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articulates with palatine bone
has pterygoid hamulus

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pterygoid hamulus

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hook like process at inferior tip
articulates with tensor veli palatini

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lateral pterygoid plate

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parallel and lateral to medial pterygoid plate
thin vertical inferior projection

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medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate

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attachment site for medial pterygoid muscle
elevates mandible (closes mouth)

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lateral surface of lateral pterygoid plate

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attachment site for lateral pterygoid muscle
depresses mandible (opens mouth)

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ethmoid bone

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unpaired bone of the upper nose, between the orbits along midline
light and spongy (delicate)
approximately the size of an ice cube
undergoes endochondral ossification

31
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where is the ethmoid bone visible

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medial side of eye orbits
through ethmoid notch of the frontal bone (anterior cranial fossa)

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cribriform plate

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located along the midline
covers superior aspect of ethmoid (between eye orbits)
perforated by many tiny foramina
olfactory nerve

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crista galli/rooster crest

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perpendicular projection of the cribriform plate
between olfacturly bulbs in anterior cranial fossa
continuation of frontal crest attachment

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ethmoidal labyrinth (sinus)

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lies on either side of the midline
contains numerous thin walled air cells
lateral walls (lamina orbitalis) form part of medial orbital walls

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perpendicular plate

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flat bony lamina (plate) located along midline
inferior to crista galli and between the labyrinths
forms part of nasal septum

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