Bones and joints Flashcards
(22 cards)
label the correct 8 cranial bones
label the correct 14 facial bones
what is frontal bone?
Forms the anterior portion of the cranium, the forehead, roofs of the orbits, and most of the
anterior cranial fossa
what is parietal
Forms most of the superior
& lateral aspects of the skull
what is occipital?
- Forms most of the posterior wall and base of skull
- Contains foramen magnum and occipital condyles
- External occipital prominence
- Superior nuchal line
- Inferior nuchal line
what is temporal
Forms the infero-lateral aspects of the skull
what is the squamous and tympanic part of temporal?
squamous part - zygomatic process, mandibular fossa
tympanic part - styloid process, external acoustic meatus
what is the mastoid and petrous part of temporal?
mastoid part - mastoid process
petrous part - Houses the structures of middle and inner ear
what does the sphenoid consist of?
- Body
o contains sella turcica - Lesser wing
- Greater wing
- Pterygoid process
what is ethmoid?
- Forms anterior part of cranial floor, medial wall of orbit, superior portion of nasal septum and superior side wall of nasal cavity
- Lies between nasal bones & sphenoid
what is this?
cranial cavity
what is mandible?
- Unpaired and the only movable bone of the skull
- Two parts- body and two rami
what is maxilla?
Forms upper jaw and central portion of facial skeleton
what is zygomatic bones?
Form prominences of cheeks & inferolateral margins of orbits
what is nasal bones?
Forms the bridge of the nose
what is lacrimal bones?
Forms part of the medial wall of each orbit
what is vomer?
Forms part of the nasal septum
what is inferior nasal conchae?
Project medially from the lateral walls of nasal cavity
what is palatine bone?
Forms posterior section of hard palate
label the cranial sutures
what are the articulating surfaces of Temporomandibular joint
*Head of mandible
*Mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
what type of joint is Temporomandibular joint
Condyloid synovial type
