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Ch 15 Cranial Bones

Medical Terminology

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Cranial bones join each other at joints called Sutures
Soft spots on a baby's head Fontanelles (little fountains)
Forms the forehead and the roof of the bony sockets that contain the eyes Frontal bone
the 2 bones (one on each side of the skull) that form the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium. Parietal bone
2 bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium. Temporal bone
Each bone encloses an ear and contains a fossa for joining with the mandible Temporal bone
The area of connection between the temporal and mandibular bones Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
A round process of the temporal bone behind the ear. Mastoid process
means breast mast/o
This bone projects downward from the temporal bone Styloid process
Means pole or stake styl/o
This bone forms the back and base of the skull and joins the parietal and temporal bones, forming a suture Occipital bone
The inferior portion of the occipital bone has an opening called foramen magnum
Bat shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull. Sphenoid bone
It joins w/the frontal, occipital and ethmoid bones, it serves as an anchor to hold those skull bones together Sphenoid bone
Means wedge sphen/o
A depression in the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland is located Sella turcica
Meaning Turkish saddle Sella turcica
The thin, delicate bone that supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes. Ethmoid bone
It is composed primarily of spongy, cancellous bone, which contains numerous small holes Ethmoid bone
Means sieve ethm/o
Cranial bones join each other at joints called Sutures
Soft spots on a baby's head Fontanelles (little fountains)
Forms the forehead and the roof of the bony sockets that contain the eyes Frontal bone
the 2 bones (one on each side of the skull) that form the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium. Parietal bone
2 bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium. Temporal bone
Each bone encloses an ear and contains a fossa for joining with the mandible Temporal bone
The area of connection between the temporal and mandibular bones Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
A round process of the temporal bone behind the ear. Mastoid process
means breast mast/o
This bone projects downward from the temporal bone Styloid process
Means pole or stake styl/o
This bone forms the back and base of the skull and joins the parietal and temporal bones, forming a suture Occipital bone
The inferior portion of the occipital bone has an opening called foramen magnum
Bat shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull. Sphenoid bone
It joins w/the frontal, occipital and ethmoid bones, it serves as an anchor to hold those skull bones together Sphenoid bone
Means wedge sphen/o
A depression in the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland is located Sella turcica
Meaning Turkish saddle Sella turcica
The thin, delicate bone that supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes. Ethmoid bone
It is composed primarily of spongy, cancellous bone, which contains numerous small holes Ethmoid bone
Means sieve ethm/o
Created by: Merc9496
 

 



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