Chapter 7 Flashcards
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Cranial bones
-frontal
-parietal
-temporal
-occipital
-sphenoid
-ethmoid
Facial bones
-nasal
-maxillae
-zygomatic
-mandible
-lacrimal
-palatine
-inferior nasal conchae
-vomer
How many cranial bones
8
How many bones in skull
22 bones
How many facial bones
14
Facial bones form the
Face
Cranial bones from the
Cranial cavity
How many bones in the axial skeleton
80
Appendicular skeleton
126
cranial cavities
-largest cavity
-encloses, cushions and supports the brain
Orbital cavity
Eye sockets
Oral cavity
Mouth.
Nasal cavity
Nose
-lined with mucous membranes
Paranasal sinuses
-cavities within cranial and facial bones
-lines with mucous membrane
Functions:
-lighten skull
-inc surface area for more moisten and clean air
-intensify and prolong sounds
Four sinuses
-frontal sinus
-ethmoidal sinus
-sphenoidal sinus
-maxillary sinus
Sinuses all open into the
Nasal cavity
Sutures
Immovable fibrous joint
-found in adult skull
Four sutures
-coronal
-Sagittal
-squamous
-lambdoid
Coronal
Unites the frontal and parietal bones
Sagittal
Unites the two parietal bones
squamous
Unites the parietal and temporal bones
Lambdoid
Unites the two parietal bones to the occipital bone
Fontanels
Soft spots
-areas of cartilage and mesenchyme arranged in thin plates
Functions:
-rapid growth of brain
-allows shape changing and flexibility for birth
Calavaria
Skullcap/roof of cranium