the hamular process is located on the
medial pterygoid plate
a joint between 2 or more neurocranial bones is a
suture
the squamosal surface is between the
temporal pone and paretal bone
which foramen allows major exit of venous drainage of the brain
jugular foramen
the lambdoidal suture is located between
occipital and parietal bone
the greater and lesser palantine foramen are located in the
posterolateral of the palatine bone , soft palate and hard palate
the inferior nasal concha is a part of the
viscerocranium
the inferior nasal concha is considered a
facial bone
where is the pterygopalatine fossa located
between the maxillae and the pterygoid process
what structure is the incisive foramen found in
hard palate
the palatine bone is part of the
viscerocranium
the adult mandible has how many parts
a single bone and 3 parts
the lingula is a projection of the
mandible
the nasal septum is composed of what bones
vomer and the ethmoid bone
the pituitary gland sits in a depression in which bone
the sphenoid bone
the hard palate is composed of which bones
the palatal process of the maxilla and palatine bone
which foramen is located below the orbit
the infraorbital foramen
what are the bones that make up the neurocranium
ethmoid frontal occipital parietal sphenoid and temporal
a short tube like opening through bone is called
foramen
the area from the eyes up to the top of the skull
frontal region
the superior orbital fissure is formed by the
greater and lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
the medial wall of the orbit is made up of
ethmoid bone
the anterior wall of the orbit is made of up
lacrimal bone
the posterior medial wall of the orbit is made up of
ethmoid bone
the floor of the orbit is made up of
maxilla and zygomatic bone
the inferior orbital fissure is formed by
maxilla and greater wing of the sphenoid
much of the anterior skull is formed by the
frontal bone
much of the posterior skull is formed by the
occipital bone
immediately posterior to the cristi galli and cribifrom plate is
sphenoid bone
the nerve and blood supply to the forehead come through which foramen
supraorbital foramen
another name for the coronal suture
frontopatietal suture
nerves and blood supply to the upper lip , lower eyelid of the nose come through
infraorbital foramen
what are the areas of the maxialle and the mandible that form the sockets of teeth
alveolar process
what is the foramen located on the lateral or external surface of the mandible
mental foramen
what bones make up the temporal fossa
frontal sphenoid temporal and parietal
a projection on the tempral bone posterior to the external auditory meatus is
mastoid process
what process lies inferior and medial to the ear
styloid process
what structure is just anterior to the mandibular fossa
articular eminence
serves as the insertion point for the sternocleidomastoid muscle
mastoid process
in the posteriolateral portion of the hard palate you can see
greater and lesser palatine foramen
immediately lateral to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone is the
foramen ovale
posterior and lateral to the foramen ovale is
foramen spinosum
anterior and medial to the foramen ovale is the
foramen rotondum
the chorda tymphani emerges through the
petrotympanic fissure
medial to the foramen ovale and foramen spinosum is the
foramen lacerum
the facial nerve to the muscles of facial expression exits through the
stylomastoid foramen
the attachement for part of the dura mater layer covering the brain
crista galli
the temporal lobe of the brain is housed in which fossa
middle cranial fossa
what are the bones that make up the maxillae
frontal process zygomatic process alveloar process palatine process
insufficient growth in this area causes inadequate room for the 3rd molars to erupt and an upper jaw that may be shorter than it should be causing the mandible to be more forward
maxillary tuberosity
the mandibular foramen is found in the ? of the mandible
medial view
the area immediately behind the 3rd molar
retromolar triangle
name of the clinical structure that covers this area ( posterior to the mandibular 3rd molar)
retromolar pad
medial margin of the retromolar triangle is known as the
internal oblique ridge
the geniohyoid muscles attach to what structure on the mandible
genial tubercles or mental spines
the lingula is a projection of bone that partially covers the
mandibular foramen
the sphenomandibular ligament is attached to what bony structure on the mandible
lingula
a cornu is a hornlike prominenece that can be associated with what bone
hyoid bone
which bone of the skull bones is movable
mandible
the carotid canal is found on the
temporal bone
the styloidmastoid foramen is found on which bone
temporal bone
the foramen ovale is found on which bone
sphenoid
what bones form the foramen lacerum
tempral occipital and sphenoid
olfactory nerves frun through what structure
cribiform plate
the cranial nerves that exits the internal acoustic meatus
7th and 8th cranial nerve
the middle meningeal artery travel through
foramen spinosum
the mandibular division of the 5th cranial nerve runs though
foramen ovale
which nerves run through the superior orbital fissure
3rd 4th 5th 6th
what is the deepest part of the orbit
orbital apex
cartilage is found in what foramen
foramen lacerum
the mastoid process is part of what bone
temporal bone
zygomatic process is part of what 3 bone
temporal bone frontal bone and maxilla
the nasopalatine nerve transverses through the
incisive foramen
the superior wall of the orbit is formed by
frontal bone
the lateral wall fo the orbit is formed by
zygomatic bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
what structure is lateral to the optic foramen
superior orbital fissure
the piriform aperature is found in what area
nasal region
the facial or 7th cranial nerves exist the skull to the face through the
stylomastoid foramen
the ? cranial nerve passes through the optic canal
2nd
is the inferior nasal concha part of the ethmoid bone
no, sphenoid bone
secondary sinusitis and perforation during infection is seen more often with the
maxillary sinuses
the nasal septum is made up of
vomer and vertical plate of ethmod bone
the hyoid bone is often confused with the
thyroid cartilage
the perpindular palate is part of what bone
ethmoid bone
lateral to the nasal bone, and anterior to the orbital plate of the ethmoid bone lies the
lacrimal bone
what foramen is located posterolateal to the foramen ovale
foramen spinosum
posterior to the ethmoid bone lies the
sphenoid bone
where does the frontal lobe sit
anterior cranial fossa
posterolateal to the sphnoid bone lies
temporal bone
anterior to the squamous portion of the temporal bone lies the
greater wing of the sphenoid
superior to the squamous portion of the temporal bone lies the
parietal bone
the cristi galli is part of the
ethmoid bone
the cribiform plate is passageway for the
olfactory 2nd cn
how can the digastric fossa of the mandible be viewed
medial view
the paranasal sinuses drain through the
nasal meatus
the maxilla consist of body and
4 processes
where is the pterygoid fossa located
between the medial and lateral pterygoid plate