Skull Flashcards
(20 cards)
Three main types of dog skull
Dolichocephalic, Mesaticephalic, Brachycephalic
Long, narrow-headed
Dolichocephalic
Head of medium proportions
Mesaticephalic
Short, wide-headed
Brachycephalic
Paired Cranial bones of the skull
Exoccipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal
Incisive bone houses the
Upper incisor teeth
Unpaired bones of the Face
Vomer
Unpaired
Basioccipital, Basisphenoid, Supraoccipital, Presphenoid, Ethmoid, Interparietal
Paired bones of the Face
Incisive, Lacrimal, Mandible, Maxillary, Nasal, Zygomatic, Palatine, Pterygoid, Turbinate
Most of the skull bones are united by jagged immovable, fibrous joints called
Sutures
Sometimes called the Premaxillary bones
Incisive Bone
Incisive bone articulates caudally with
Maxillary bone
Caudodorsal parts of the right and left palatine process articulate with
Vomer
Medial surface of each nasal process articulates with
Nasal bone
The ventral or internal surface of nasal bone is covered by
Mucous membrane
Nasal bone articulates caudally with
Frontal bone
Nasal bone articulates laterally with
Maxillary and Incisive bone
Dorsal Nasal Concha is attached to the
Ethmoid crest on the inner wall of the nasal bone
Ventral Nasal Concha is attached to
Conchal crest on the medial wall of the maxilla
True or False: Dorsal Nasal Concha is formed of primary and secondary bony scrolls
False: VENTRAL Nasal Concha is formed by primary and secondary bony scrolls