Week 1 - Neuro Anatomy Flashcards
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frontal bone
front of skull
supraorbital foramen
supraorbital nerve
supraorbital nerve
branch of ophthalmic nerve (V1) of trigeminal nerve
frontal sinus
in brow above eye
foramen cecum
small hole in front of cribriform plate, emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus
parietal bone
superior / posterior of skull
parietal foramen
near suture line, emissary veins
occipital bone
back of head
external occipital protuberance
bump on occipital bone
internal occipital protuberance
bump inside occipital bone
jugular foramen
large hole inferior to petrous part
passes through jugular foramen
CN IX glossopharyngeal, CN X vagus nerve, CN XI accessory nerve, inferior petrosal sinus, sigmoid sinus, internal jugular vein descends from it
hypoglossal canal
medial to jugular foramen, near anterior occipital condyle
passes through hypoglossal canal
CN XII hypoglossal nerve
foramen magnum
large hole in occipital bone
passes through foramen magnum
CN XI accessory nerve, vertebral arteries, spinal cord
occipital condyle
on both sides of foramen magnum, articulates with C1 vertebra (atlas)
temporal bone
lateral sides of skull
external auditory meatus
outside ear hole in temporal bone
internal auditory meatus
on inferior vertical surface of petrous part
passes through internal auditory meatus
CN VII facial nerve, CN VIII vestibulocochlear nerve
mastoid process
bump on temporal bone behind ear, points inferiorly
styloid process
sharp spike off inferior temporal bone, medial to mastoid process
mandibular fossa
notch under zygomatic process of temporal bone for the condylar process of the mandible