Lecture 11 and 12 Flashcards
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Width of the maxilla
Makes up the lower 1/3 of the orbit and extends all the way to the cervical area of the maxillary teeth
What is contained in infra orbital foreman?
Infraorbital nerve and artery
The interior nasal spine is a part of what bone
Maxilla
Foramen
an opening, hole, or passage that allows
the passage of nerves and blood vessels
Fossa (singular) (Fossae: plural)
a shallow depression or hollow in a bone
Process
a projection or outgrowth of bone or tissue
Tubercle
a small, rounded projection or protuberance on a bone
Septum
a partition separating two chambers
Ridge
long, narrow, raised strip or elevation on a bone or tissue
Tuberosity
large, rounded projection or protuberance on a bone
Suture
is a type of joint between the bones of the skull
Maxilla
upper jawbone
Mandible
lower jawbone
Paired compartments of bone located within the maxilla
Maxillary sinus
The maxillary sinuses are located
Located above the maxillary premolar and molar region
Also known as the “Antrum”
• Air filled cavity
Maxillary sinuses
The maxillary sinuses Appears____ on an pano, and is located superior to the
radiolucent; apices of maxillary posterior teeth
Borders that outline and divide the maxillary sinus, this border is next to the apices of the max molars and premolars and is radiopaque on a pano
Floor of the maxillary sinuses
This can occur when the max posterior teeth are extracted. Antrum increases in size and drops down to the alveolar crest
Pneumatization of maxillary sinuses
Also known as the malar bone
The zygoma
Spine
A sharp thornlike projection of bone
Canal
A tubelike passageway through bone that contains nerves and blood vessels
Sinus
A hollow space or cavity or recess in bone
Are fissues radiopaque or radiolucent?
Radiolucent