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Skull anatomy lecture 1

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The sutures of the skull are classified as_______and allow____movement   synarthroidal,no  
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The bones of the cranium form by_____while the facial forms by_____   interosseous, endochondrial  
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Bones of the skull begin as rod-like groups of cells called   notochord  
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this allows the head to overlap during child birth   fontanelles  
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fontanellesare replaced as bone and eventually form_______   sutures  
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The two primary fontanelles are____&_____   Anterior/Bregma and Posterior/Lambda  
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How many bones form the cranium/calvarium/cranial cavity   8 bones  
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How many bones form the facial/Visceral skeleton   14 bones  
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hydrocephalus   frontanelle bulge from increased fluid  
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4 bones that are classified as flat bones   frontal bones, 2 parietal bones, and occipital bones  
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The three layers that form the flat bones are   outer/compact, middle/cancellous(diploe), inner/compact  
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middle layer of flat bone   diploe  
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Meningeal grooves   inner surface of flat bone forming the cranium, narrow branch-like grooves  
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Sulci   large channels or ditches which lodge blood vessels  
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Irregular Bones cranial bones include   sphenoid(butterfly), ethmoid(little projection), 2 temporal bones(project off wings of butterfly)  
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List the 8 bones that form the Carium   frontal, ethmoid, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, occipital, sphenoid  
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frontal bone location   forehead  
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ethmoid bone location   in superior nasal cavity  
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2 parietal bone locations   lateral superior sides of cranium  
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occipital bone location   posterior base of skull  
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sphenoid bone location   anterior and middle section of base of skull  
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Which 4 bones form the base of the skull   occipital, sphenoid, 2 temporal bones  
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what are all the names for the skull   brain case/ cranial cavity/ calvarian/ cranium  
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what are all the names for the facial skeleton   facial skeleton/ visceral skeleton  
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name the 14 bones which for the facial skeleton   2 maxillary, 2 lacrimal, 2 nasal, 2 zygomatic, 2 inferior nasal conache, 2 palatines, manidible and vomer  
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location of 2 maxillary bones   upper jaw and nasal/lower cheek area)  
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location of lacrimals   inside of eye/tear duct  
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location of nasal bones   on top of nose  
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location of zygomatic   cheek bones  
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2 inferior nasal conaches   curly cue-scrolls inferior aspect nasal cavity  
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2 palatines   upper roof of mout, superoposterior portion of hard palate in oral cavity and portions of posterior nasal and orbital cavities  
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mandible   lower jaw  
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vomer location   divides nose into two chambers  
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wherever maxilla goes....______goes. they are the only bones that form the oro,naso,orbital cavity   palatine goes  
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hyoid bone extends off from______ of the _____bone   styloid process, temporal  
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The MIDDLE ear, the auditory ossicles which is part of the_____bone   temporal  
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3 auditory ossicles in each ear are   malleus(hammer), Incus(anvil), Stapes(stirrup)  
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Name the 5 regions/house of the skull   frontal/anterior, lateral walls, roof/vortex, posterior wall, base/floor  
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which bones form the roof/vortex   frontal and parital bones  
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anterior wall/frontal wall formed by   frontal bone  
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which bones form the lateral wall of cranium   parital and temporal  
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what bone forms the posterior wall   occipital  
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The major 4 sutures of the skull are   sagittal, coronal, squamosal, lambdoidal  
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The 7 minor sutures include   asterion, pterion, frontozygomatico, zygomaticotemporal, frontomaxillaris, zygomatico-maxillaris, frontonasal  
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What is the densest structure of the skull and this is the largest fifference in skull shape/type   the Petrous Ridges  
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What are the three general skull classifications   Mesocephalic(caucasian), Bracheycephalic(asian) Dolichocephailc(african)  
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Mesocephailc is __cm at it widest point, __cm at its longest point and__cm at its deepest   15cm, 19cm, 23 cm  
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The angle of the Petrous Ridges on Mesocephailc   45-47 MSP degrees  
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Describe the Brachycephalic and angle   short front to back, wide side to side, MSP 54 degrees  
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Describe the Dolichocephalic Skull   narrow, internal structure lower, denser skull so small increase in exp. factors. 40 degrees MSP  
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The petrous ridges lie at the level of   top of ear attachment  
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smooth rounded prominence between eyebrows   Glabella  
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junction of the nose and upper lip   Acanthion  
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bridge of nose, where nasal bone articulates with the frontal bone   Nasion  
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ridge of bone covered by the eyebrow   superciliary arch  
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bump of knowledge   INION,bump on posterior surface of occipital bone also called External Occipital Protuberance, Bump of Knowledge and Inion  
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Angle of the Mandible   Gonion(where horizontal portion of mandible ascends vertically)  
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Bump on the temporal bone posterior to EAM   Mastoid Process  
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Bumpin the center of te chin   mental point  
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Lateral junction of the eyelids   outer canthus  
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medial junction of the eyelids   inner canthus  
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cartiliginous flap of ear   auricle/pinna  
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external opening to the ear   EAM external auditory meatus  
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TEA   top of ear attachment  
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Lip like structure in from of EAM   tragus  
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Superior rim of orbit   supraorbital margin  
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Inferior rim of orbit   infraorbital margin  
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line connecting Acanthion and EAM   Acanthiomeatal line  
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line connecting Glabella and EAM   Glabellomeatal line  
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there is a __degree difference between the orbitomeatal line(OML) and the Glabellomeatal line   8 degree, know cuz some patients cant tip their head down  
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Line connecting the pupils of the eye   Interpupillary line ( level of Nasion)  
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Radiographic Baseline_____(we use this the most)Also referred to as_____   Infraorbitalmeatal line (IOML) Reids Baseline  
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Line form the outer canthus of the eye to the EAM___also referred to as ____also as_____   orbitomeatal line/radiographic baseline/ canthomeatal line  
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there is a __degree difference between the orbitomeatal line and infraorbitomeatal line   7 degree difference  
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What are the two portions of the frontal bone   Squamous/vertical portion:forehead Horizontal:roof of the orbits  
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Two rounded elevations on external bone on either side of MSP   frontal eminences  
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ridge of bone that corresponds to position of eyebrows   supercilliary arch  
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ridge of bone that forms the superior rim of orbits   SOM supraorbital margin  
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opening for nerves and arteries in frontal bone   supraorbital notch/foramen  
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small pointed process which articulates w/ethmoid to help form a small portion of the Bony Nasal Septum   Nsal Spine  
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Small lateral processes at outer rim of superior orbit which articulate w/ the Zygoma   Zygomatic proccesses  
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Depressions above the supercilliary arches   supraorbital groove  
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Frontal Sinuses are located   one on either side of the MSP, creating a sinus cavity in the vertical/squamous portion of the frontal bone  
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Thin plates of bone which form the superior/roof of each orbit of the frotal bone   Orbital/Horizontal Plates  
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The space between the Orbital Plates of the Frontal Bone is called the   Ethmoid notch  
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Sponge like, cube shaped bone between two orbits   Ethmoid  
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Four portions of Ethmoid are   Cribiform Plate, Perpendicular Plate, LAteral masses/Labyrnths, Nasal Conchae  
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The perforated portion of Ethmoid for transmission of the Olfactory nerves is called the   Cribiform Plate  
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The two vertical projections on the Ethmoid are   Cribiform and Peroendicular Plate  
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A superior vertical projection on cribiform which resembles a roosters comb is ___, this is an attachment site for____   Crista Galli, Flax Cerebri(fold of dura mater)  
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On the either side of Cribiform plate, forms the medial walls of the orbit and lateral walls of the nasal cavity   Lateral masses/labyrinths  
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The Etmoid Sinuses are located in the   Lateral Masses/Labyrinths  
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Scroll like processes on the walls of the lateral masses   nasal concahes  
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Nasal conchaes are collectively called   Turbinates  
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The purpose of the Turbinates is to   warm/filter external air  
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The_____of the_____and the_____ form the bony nasal septum   perpendicular plate, ethmoid, vomer  
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The widest portion of the skul lies between   Parietal Eminences  
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Parietal Bones   2 square shaped bones, forms the posterior and and superior roof of the cranium  
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The two parietal bones join together to form   the sagittal suture  
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Rounded bumps on lateral aspect of each parietal bone   parietal eminence  
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List the four borders of the parietal bones   sagittal border, frontal border, occipital border, squamous border  
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List the four angles of the Parietal Bones   Bregma-Frontal Angle(sag meets coronal suture), Lambda-Occipital Angle(sag meets lambdoidal suture), Mastoid Angle(parietals meet mastoid portion of temp. bone), Sphenoid Angle(parietals meet greater wing of sphenoid)  
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Inner surface of parietal bone is concave and has small grooves called____which are for_____   meningeal grooves, meninggeal vessels  
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Pacchionian Bodies are   depressions for arachnoid granulations near the sagittl suture  
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