Week 3 Notes Flashcards
Foremen magnum location
Large central opening that lies in the deepest region of the posterior cranial fossa
Parotid glands
2 salivary glands that sit just in front of the ears on each side of the face
Largest Paranasal sinus
Maxillary sinus
External pterygoid
Is a muscle of mastication. It is above the medial pterygoid muscle
Internal pterygoid
It is important in mastication. A quadrilateral muscle of the face
Upright of mandible
Ramus
Aprical foramen location
(Small opening of the apex)
At the roots very tip
Mandible foramen
Inner side of the mandibular ramus
1st phase of mastication
Opening phase (mouth is opened and the mandible is depressed
Maxilla
Upper jaw
Mandible
Lower jaw
Temporal bone location
Side of the face (wedged at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and the occipital bones
Lacrimal bone location
There are 2 lacrimal bones that are behind hidden in the nasal bone
Enlarge or palpable lymph nodes
Small lumps that are soft and tender ( your body’s reaction to illness or infection )
Orbicularis Oris
Multi-layered muscle which attaches to the upper and lower lip
Strongest muscle of mastication
The masseter
Movable none of the skull
The mandible
Lingual frenum
Is a fold of mucous membrane connecting the ventral tongue to the floor of the mouth
Purpose of saliva
For comfort, lubricates the mouth as you chew and swallow, and neutralizes harmful acids
Sphenoid
Helps form the base and lateral side of the skull in combination with the orbital floor
of bones in the skull
22
of facial bones
14
2 bones joined together
Tmj sutures
Alveolar process
The thick ridge of bone in the jaw that holds the dental alveoli, or tooth socket
