Views of the skull Flashcards
What are the five views of the skull called
norma verticalis norma frontalis norma occipitalis norma lateralis norma basalis
What is the diamond shaped remnant of developing membrane bone at the intersection of the frontal bone with both parietal bones
the anterior fontanelle
What is the diamond shaped remnant of developing membrane bone at the intersection of the occipital bone with both parietal bones
the posterior fontanelle
What is the glabella
The elevation of bone over the frontal sinus between the orbits
What is the name given to the outline of the nasal cavity at the front of the skull
Piriform apeture
What is the name given to the alveolar jugum of the cannine tooth in the maxilla
Canine eminence
What forms a bullet-like chin
A large mental protuberance
What forms and indented chin
Well developed bilateral mental tubercles and a slight mental protuberance
What bones from the pterion
Parietal
Temporal
sphenoid
frontal bone
What points on the skull are used to measure the skull size
The nasion
Vertex
inion
gnathion
What points on the skull are used to measure cranial vault capicity
The nasion
vertex
inion
