Lesson 5 Flashcards
What is the difference between the skull and cranium?
The skull includes the mandible whereas the cranium does not
The calvaria is colloqually called the ___
Skullcap
What does the cranium include?
The calvaria (skullcap) and cranial base (facial skeleton)
What are the 3 cranial fossa?
Anterior
Middle
Posterior
Which cranial fossa extends from the frontal bone to the sphenoid bone?
The anterior cranial fossa
Which cranial fossa extends from the sphenoid bone to the temporal bone?
The middle cranial fossa
Which cranial fossa extends from the temporal bone to the occipital bone?
The posterior cranial fossa
What 3 bones make up the anterior cranial fossa?
The frontal bone, ethmoid bone, and sphenoid bone
In the anterior cranial fossa, the frontal bone is marked by ___
The frontal crest
In the anterior cranial fossa, what does the frontal crest in the frontal bone act as a site of attachment for?
The falx cerebri
What is the falx cerebri, what bone and fossa is it found in, and what is it attached to?
A sheet of dura mater that divides the hemispheres in the frontal bone of the anterior cranial fossa and is attached to the frontal crest
In the anterior cranial fossa, the ethmoid bone is marked by ___
The crista galli
In the anterior cranial fossa, what does the crista galli in the ethmoid bone act as a site of attachment for?
The falx cerebri
In the anterior cranial fossa, what is on both sides of the crista galli in the ethmoid bone?
The cribiform plate
In the anterior cranial fossa, what does the cribiform plate in the ethmoid bone support?
The olfactory bulb
In the anterior cranial fossa, what cranial nerve does the foramina of the cribiform plate in the ethmoid bone transmit?
The olfactory nerve (I) into the nasal cavity
What are foramina?
Openings that transmit vessels and nerves
In the anterior cranial fossa, what does the anterior clinoid processes in the sphenoid bone act as a site of attachment for?
The tentorium cerebelli
What is the tentorium cerebelli, what bone and fossa is it found in, and what is it attached to?
A sheet of dura mater that divides the cerebrum from the cerebellum in the sphenoid bone of the anterior cranial fossa and is attached to the anterior clinoid processes
What ossicles does the middle ear contain?
The malleus, incus and stapes
In the middle cranial fossa, what transmits the optic nerves (II)?
The optic canals
In the middle cranial fossa, what cranial nerves do the optic canals transmit?
The optic nerves (II)
In the middle cranial fossa, what transmits the oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV), ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1), and abducens nerve (VI)?
The superior orbital fissure
In the middle cranial fossa, what cranial nerves does the superior orbital fissure transmit?
The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV), ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1), and abducens nerve (VI)