Maxilla Flashcards
1
Q
What is the maxilla
A
Upper jaw bone
Makes up 1/3 of the face
Contains maxillary sinus
2
Q
Features of the maxilla (8)
A
Maxillary sinus
Maxillary tuberosity
Canine eminence
Infra-orbital foramen
Posterior superior alveolar foramina
Anterior nasal spine
Incisive foramen
3
Q
The maxilla is decried roughly as what shape?
A
Pyramidal
4
Q
Name the 4 processes of the maxilla?
A
Zygomatic process
Frontal process
Palatine process
Alveolar process
5
Q
Which 4 bones contain paranasal sinuses? With what are these sinuses lines?
A
Maxillary
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Frontal bones
They are lined with ciliated columnar epithelium
6
Q
What does the maxilla articulate with?
(8)
A
Maxilla of opposite side
Zygoma
Palatine
Ethmoid
Lacrimal
Frontal
Nasal
Vomer
