Head #1 Flashcards
(97 cards)
what are the two parts of the cranium
neurocranium and viscerocranium
what are the two cranial bones with bilateral pairs
temporal and parietal
what kind of bones primarily form the calvaria
flat bones
bones forming the basicranium are primarily what
irregular bones
what is the irregular bone that makes a relativley minor midline contribution to the neocranium but is actually part of the VISCEROCRANIUM
Ethmoid bone
what are the only bones that are united by hyaline cartilage ( synchondroses) in childhood
sphenoid and occipital
what is known as the facial skeleton
viscerocranium
the viscerocranium consists of bones surronding what three things
- nose
- mouth
- orbits
how many irregular bones are in the viscerocranium
15
what are the three singular bones in the viscerocranium that are in the midline
- manduble
- ethmoid
- vomer
what are the 6 bones that are bilateral pairs in the viscerocranium
- maxilla
- inferior nasal conchae
- zygomatic
- palatine
- nasal
- lacrimal
what is one of the most movable joints and can also be easily damaged
the mandible
what is cool about several of the cranial bones and allows them to not weigh alot
that they are pneumatizied, they have air cells
what is the inferior margin of the orbit supposed to line up with in a horizontal plane in anatomical postion
the superior margin of the external acoustic opening
what is laterally connected to the frontal bone
zygomatic bone
what is medially connected to the frontal bone
nasal bone
what is the part of the frontal bone that is flat called
squamous
what bone forms the orbital roof
frontal bone
what is the frontal suture called
metopic suture
in what percent of people can the metopic suture persist
1%
where the frontal bone and the nasal bone intersect it is called what
nasion
what is the depressed bridge area of the nose in some people
nasion
what is the ridge above the supraorbital margin
supercillary arch
internal carotid artery supplies what
inside the cranium