Skull Objectives

Question 1

Bones Included in the Skeleton of the head

Answer 1

Skull, Mandible, Hyoid Apparatus, Ossicles of the middle ear, Cartilages of the external ear, nose, and larynx

Question 2

a build up of fluid deep within the brain

Answer 2

hydrocephalus

Question 3

Structure that houses or encases the Brain

Answer 3

Cranium

Question 4

Bones surrounding the respiratory and digestive systems

Answer 4

Facial

Question 5

The cranial bones articulate with what bones?

Answer 5

Mandibles of the jaw, ear ossicles, and the hyoid app.

Question 6

Typically these breeds have short skull shapes and very compressed nasal cavities

Answer 6

Brachycephalic

Question 7

Breeds that are typically Brachycephalic

Answer 7

Boston Terriers, English Bulldogs, French bulldogs

Question 8

Typically these breeds have medium length skulls

Answer 8

Meso/Mesaticephalic

Question 9

Breeds that are Meso/Mesaticephalic?

Answer 9

Golden Ret., Labs

Question 10

Typically these breeds have a long skull shape?

Answer 10

Dolichocephalic

Question 11

Breeds that Dolichocephalic?

Answer 11

Greyhounds, Collies

Question 12

What three structures make up the skull as a whole? (types of bones and one linear structure)

Answer 12

Flat bones and Irregular Bones, and Suture lines

Question 13

What are suture lines?

Answer 13

Where the individual flat bones come together on the dorsal portion of the skull

Question 14

What are the 5 skull openings?

Answer 14

Foramen, Fissure, Meatus, Canal, and Aperture

Question 15

What are bumps and Ridges used for on the skull?

Answer 15

Muscle attachments + articulations

Question 16

Three cavities of the skull

Answer 16

Brain, Sinuses, Nasal

Question 17

Lower section of the jaw, composed of a horizontal and vertical portion as well as a left and right side

Answer 17

Mandible

Question 18

What bones make up the Hyoid Apparatus? whats the acronym used to remember it ?

Answer 18

Stylohyoid, Epihyoid, Ceratohyoid, Basihyoid, Thyrohyoid

S.E.C. Baseball (Basketball) Tournament

Question 19

Which bone in the Hyoid Apparatus is the only singular bone?

Answer 19

B- Basihyoid

Question 20

Whats the function of the Hyoid Apparatus?

Answer 20

Stabilizes the tongue and the larynx by suspending them from the skull

Question 21

Three major parts of the tooth?

Answer 21

Crown, Neck, & Root in the alveolus (socket)

Question 22

Each tooth is composed of a _______ and a ______ (s) which is embedded in the alveolus of the Jaw.

Answer 22

Crown and Root (s)

Question 23

The junction of the root and the crown is the ______ of the tooth.

Answer 23

Neck

Question 24

Three internal components of a tooth, from outside to inside

Answer 24

Enamel, Dentine, Pulp

Question 25

Canine Dental Formula

Answer 25

[ I 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 2/3] x2 = 42 or | [3-1-4-2/3-1-4-3] x2 = 42

Question 26

Feline Dental Formula

Answer 26

[ I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/2, M 1/1] x 2= 30 or | [3-1-3-1/3-1-2-1] x 2 = 30

Question 27

Four Types of teeth

Answer 27

``` I= Incisors C= Canines P= Premolars M= Molars ```

Question 28

The teeth embedded in the incisive bone?

Answer 28

Incisors

Question 29

Caudal to the incisors and separated by a space are which teeth?

Answer 29

Canines

Question 30

Following the Canines, are the cheek teeth divided into which two sections?

Answer 30

Pre-Molars and Molars

Question 31

The fourth Pre-molar is also known as what?

Answer 31

Upper Shearing tooth or carnassial or sectorial (common tooth for tooth root abscesses- can cause nasal discharge as well)

Question 32

Baby Teeth AKA?

Answer 32

Deciduous teeth

Question 33

The outer surface of the tooth?

Answer 33

Vestibular surface

Question 34

Inner surface of the mandibular teeth?

Answer 34

Lingual surface (towards the tongue)

Question 35

Inner surface of the maxillary teeth?

Answer 35

Palatine Surface (towards the soft palate)

Question 36

Sides of the teeth that lie in contact with or face the adjacent tooth?

Answer 36

Contact Surfaces

Question 37

On the first incisor the contact surface that next to the medial plane?

Answer 37

Mesial contact surface

Question 38

The contact surface for all other that is directed towards the first incisor?

Answer 38

Mesial Contact surface

Question 39

The surface opposite the mesial contact surface?

Answer 39

Distal contact surface

Question 40

the surface of the tooth that faces opposite the dental arch?

Answer 40

Occlusal or masticating surface

Question 41

Incisor Eruption dates

Answer 41

By 5 months

Question 42

Canine and Premolar Eruption Dates

Answer 42

By 6 months

Question 43

Molar Eruption Date

Answer 43

By 7 months

Question 44

Three major joints in the skull

Answer 44

Temporomandibular, Mandibular Symphysis, and Atlanto Occipital

Question 45

The two cranial articular foveae articulate with the occipital condyles of the skull to form this joint?

Answer 45

Atlanto-Occipital Joint

Question 46

The joint between the the condylar process of the mandible and the mandibular fossa of the zygomatic process of the squamous part of the temporal bone?

Answer 46

Temporomandibular joint

Question 47

The fibrocartilaginous joint where the left and right portions of the mandible come together at the front of the mandible?

Answer 47

Mandibular Symphysis

Question 48

Vertebral Formula for a Dog and Cat

Answer 48

C7-T13-L7-S3-Cd (variable)

Question 49

Maxillary Incisors, canines and first premolar have how many tooth roots?

Answer 49

1 per tooth

Question 50

2nd and 3rd Maxillary premolars have how many tooth roots?

Answer 50

2

Question 51

4th maxillary premolar and 2 maxillary molars have how many tooth roots?

Answer 51

3

Question 52

Mandibular incisors, canines, and first premolar have how many roots?

Answer 52

1

Question 53

on dogs the 2nd,3rd, and 4th mandibular premolars, and 1st molar have how many tooth roots?

Answer 53

2

Question 54

The last mandibular molar on a dog has how many roots?

Answer 54

1