Question | Answer |
the skull, vertebral column, the ribs, and the sternum make up what? | axial skeleton |
is composed of the bones of the arms, legs, pelvic girdle, and shoulder girdle. | appendicular skeleton |
joints between bones | articulations |
points of attachment for muscles, joint surfaces, and openings for various blood vessels and nerves to enter and leave the skull. | surface markings |
a rounded hole | foramen |
a slit-like hole | fissure |
tube-like hole | meatus |
a hollow space | cavity or sinus |
a ridge | crest or line |
a groove | sulcus |
a depression | fossa |
a joint surface | condyle, head, facet |
bump | tuberosity |
is the portion of the skull which houses the brain | the cranium |
the brain lies within the cranium ( bony "box" framework ) in a chamber known as the? | cranial cavity (vault) |
is the large bone that forms the forehead region and the upper portion of the orbit | frontal bone |
the bony eye socket | the orbit |
directly posterior to the frontal bone are the? | parietal bone |
these paired bones form the upper central portion of the skull and cranial activity | parietal bone |
lies directly inferior to the parietal bones and form the sides of the skull and the lower sides and a portion of the floor of the cranial cavity. | temporal bones |
is a large bump that lies just behind the ear. posterior to the earlobe. | mastoid process |
is found on the interior of the skull and forms a large "mountain" on the floor of the cranium. houses the structures of the internal ear. | petrous ridge |
anterior to the mastoid process is a spike-like projection known as the? | styloid process |
anterior to the mastoid process is a tube-like hole, the? | external auditory meatus |
this hole is the opening of the tube through which sound waves travel to the interior ear structures. | external auditory meatus |
is a tiny bony projection that extends anteriorly forming the zygomatic arch when it joins with a similar posterior extension of a bone from the face. | zygomatic process |
the cheekbone | zygomatic arch |
is a small opening located in the ridge portion of the temporal bone (viewed from the inside of the skull). | internal auditory meatus |
are openings which can be viewed from both the inside and the inferior aspect (bottom) of the skull. | jugular foramen |
provides the opening for the carotid artery to enter into the cranial cavity. | carotid canal |
forms the posterior wall and a portion of the floor of the cranial cavity. | occipital bone |
the largest hole in the skull and is found in the occipital bone. the spinal cord exits the cranium through this hole to travel into the vertebral column. | foramen magnum |
lateral to the foramen magnum are two rounded articular(joint) surfaces | occipital condyles |
is a large, oddly shaped bone that can best be visualized from inside the cranial cavity or from the inferior aspect of the skull. this bat-shaped bone extends from one temple to the other. | sphenoid bone |
a prominent landmark that can easily be seen from inside of the cranium is the? also called turkish saddle and is the bone of the pituitary gland. | sella turcica |
is a rounded tunnel extending from the orbit into the cranial cavity that accommodates the optic nerve as it travels from the eyeball to the brain | optic canal |
the final bone of the cranial. this bone lies between and forms the medial wall of the orbits. | ethmoid bone |
forms the superior(upper) portion of the nasal septum, which divides the nasal cavity into left and right parts. | perpendicular plate |
this ridge, near the front of the cranial cavity, serves as an attachment point for the membranes that surround the brain. | crista galli |
on either side of the crista galli is a perforated, screen-like structure known as the? the tiny holes in this grid allow the olfactory nerve to enter the brain tissue from the nasal cavity region. | cribriform plate |
are the upper scroll-like bones on the lateral side of the nasal cavities. | middle and superior nasal conchae |
the bones of the cranium fuse together during development forming joints known as | sutures |
in infants, the sutures are imcomplete, containing areas of dense collagenous connective tissue. can be felt as soft spots on the baby's head. | fontanels |
four main sutures of the cranium on the skulls | sagittal, coronal, lambdoid, and squamosal suture |
forms the seam between the parietal bone at the midline of the skull | sagittal suture |
forms the junction between parietal and frontal | coronal suture |
joins the parietal and occipital bones | lambdoid suture |
connects the parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones | squamosal suture |
forms the anterior portion of the skull | facial bones |
forms the superior portion of the nasal region, commonly known as the bridge of the nose. | nasal bone |
is the bone that forms the upper jaw. forms the lower region of the orbit, as well as much of the upper face and lower nasal region. (when fails fusion a cleft palate occurs). | maxilla |
upper teeth, are anchored into bony sockets of the maxilla | maxillary teeth |
located just inferior to the orbit | infraorbital foramen |
inferior to the maxilla is one of the few moveable bones of the skull. forms the upper jaw. | mandible |
the lower teeth, are anchored into bony sockets of the mandible | mandibular teeth |
the articulation between the temporal bone and the mandible, lies just anterior to the external auditory meatus. dysfunction of this joint, due to misaligned teeth or teeth grinding/gritting can cause a great deal of pain | temporomandibular joint |
can be felt about an inch inferior to the earlobe and its part of the mandible that bends in the bone. | angle |
is the flat portion of the mandible which extends inferiorly from the temporomandibular joint to the angle of the mandible. | ramus |
lateral to the maxilla. "the cheekbone" attaches to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to complete the zygomatic arch on the side of the skull. | zygomatic bone |
the final bone of the orbit is the tiny? lies at the medial aspect of the orbit and has a small opening into the lacrimal duct, which carries the tears from the eye to the nasal area. | lacrimal bone |
are the most inferior of the scroll-like bones of the lateral nasal area. are formed from a separate bone than the superior/middle conchae. | inferior nasal conchae. |
just posterior to the maxilla's portion of the palate, are two small bones. these two small bones form the posterior 1/4 of the hard palate. | palatine bones |
superior to the palatine bones, within the nasal cavity is a small, wedge-shaped bone called? forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum. | vomer |