Lecture 14: Head Anatomy Flashcards
What are the 5 functions of the skull?
- House and Protect brain and organs of sense
- Opening of digestive and respiratory tract
- Chewing
- Respiration
- Speech
What are the 4 parts of the inner skull?
whats the hole that connects the brain and spinal cord to?
- Sphenoid, Occipital, Ethmoid, Temporal
- Foramen Magnum
What is the CCJ?
- Cranio-cervical Junction
- consists of the cervical spine
What is C1 called?
Atlas
What is C2 called?
Axis
The C1 and C2 is also called?
Atlanto-axial joint
The Nuchal muscles are ______. An example of this is the _____ muscle.
Superficial; Trapezius
The 3 muscles of the Neck Flexors are:
- Longus Colli
- Longus Capitis
- Sternocleidomastoid
What is Whiplash?
An injury that forces the neck to bend forcibly forward then backwards, or vice versa.
What are the upper bones of the cranium?
Parietal and Frontal
The anterior cranial base:
Floor of ______ _____ ______ & the roof of ___/___ _____
Anterior cranial fossa
nasal/orbital cavities
The Palate:
Floor of _____ ____ & roof of _____ _____
Nasal cavity
Oral cavity
Cranial spaces are highly:
Integrated
What are the 6 facial bones?
- Maxilla
- Frontal
- Zygomatic
- Lacrimal
- Nasal
- Vomer
What are the two types of dentition?
Deciduous and Permanent
How many teeth are in the following deciduous:
1) Incisors
2) Canines
3) Premolars
4) Molars
1) 2
2) 1
3) 0
4) 2
How many teeth are in the following permanent:
1) Incisors
2) Canines
3) Premolars
4) Molars
1) 2
2) 1
3) 2
4) 3
What are the 8 muscles that move the Mandible?
- Temporalis
- Masseter
- Medial Pterygoid
- Lateral Pterygoid
- Tongue
- Supra and Infra Hyoids
- Medial Diagastric
