Week 2: Cranial Bones, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses

Question 1

List the 14 Facial Bones

Answer 1

Nasal(right and left), Lacrimal(right and left), Maxillary(right and left), Zygomatic(right and left), Palatine(right and left), Inferior nasal conchae(right and left), Vomer, Mandible

“My Mandible Chews Nine Very Large Zucchini Pizzas”

Question 2

What plane was used to demonstrate the nasal bones?

Answer 2

Coronal plane

Question 3

What two bones make up the hard palate?

Answer 3

The horizontal portion of the palatine bones joins anteriorly with the palatine process of the maxilla

Question 4

All facial bones articulate with the _________ except the ________

Answer 4

-Maxillae
-Mandible

Question 5

What structure of the mandible forms part of the TMJ?

Answer 5

condyloid process

Question 6

Which structures were highlighted on the 3D CT reconstruction of the mandible? (In the video)

Answer 6

-Coronoid process
-Condyloid process
-Gonion
-Mental foramen

Question 7

List the paranasal sinuses

Answer 7

-Frontal
-Sphenoid
-Ethmoid
-Maxillary

Question 8

Which is most superior paranasal sinuses?

Answer 8

Frontal

Question 9

Which is most posterior paranasal sinuses?

Answer 9

Sphenoid

Question 10

What landmark can be used to locate the sphenoid sinus? Is it located in the medium plane or more laterally?

Answer 10

-Sella turcica (sphenoid sinuses are located below it)

Question 11

Is the final set of the images CT or MRI? In what direction are the slices traveling? (In the video)

Answer 11

-CT
-Axial(transverse)