Lesson 7 (Part 2) Flashcards
How many facial bones are there?
14
What are the 8 types of facial bones? (14 in total)
- Maxillae
- 2 - Nasal
- 2 - Zygomatic
- 2 - Lacrimal
- 2 - Mandible
- Vomer
- Inferior nasal conchae
- 2 - Palatine
- 2
How many skull sutures are there?
5
What are the 5 skull sutures?
- Coronal
- Sagittal
- Lateral
- 2 - Lambdoidal
Fontanelles
The functions of the skull sutures that have not yet ossified
When do fontanelles usually ossify by?
Month 18
How many brain fontanelles are there?
6
What are the 4 types of brain fontanelles? (6 in total)
- Anterior
- Posterior
- Sphenoid
- 2 - Mastoid
- 2
What are 4 regions of the brain?
- Cerebral hemisphere
- Cerebellum
- Diencephalon
- Brainstem
What makes up the diencephalon? (2)
- Thalamus
2. Hypothalamus
What makes up the brainstem? (3)
- Midbrain
- Pons
- Medulla oblongata
What bone is where the tear duct is located?
Lacrimal bone
What bone makes up the cheek bone?
Zygomatic bone
Where is the brainstem compared to the cerebellum?
Directly anterior to it
What is the largest fibre pathway in the brain?
Corpus callosum
What does the corpus callosum link?
The left and right cerebral hemispheres
What are the 4 parts of the corpus callosum?
- Rostrum
- Genu
- anterior - Isthmus
- body - Splenium
- posterior
What does the corpus callosum form?
The anterior, superior and posterior border around the lateral ventricles
How do the left and right brain talk to each other?
Through the corpus callosum
What do the ventricles of the brain do?
It is a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid
Where are the ventricles of the brain located?
Within the brain parenchyma
What is the ventricle system of the brain composed of? (3)
- 2 lateral ventricles
- 3rd ventricle
- 4th ventricle
Where are choroid plexus located?
Within the ventricles
What does the choroid plexus do?
Produce CSF
