Skull and Cranial Bones-Anatomy

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Skull Anatomy
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What bones form the Calvarium (skullcap) Frontal Occipital Right Parietal Left Parietal
What bones form the Floor Sphenoid Ethmoid Right Temporal Left Temporal *SET on Floor*
2 main parts of the Frontal bone Squamous or vertical portion - forms the forehead Orbital or horizontal portion - forms the superior part of orbits
Frontal Bone - Squamous Portion Glabella prominence above bridge of nose smooth raised area between eyebrows
Frontal Bone - Squamous Portion Supraorbital Groove (SOG) -depression above eyebrow -marks highest level of facial bone -level of orbital plates
Frontal Bone - Squamous Portion Superciliary Ridge/Arch eyebrow level
Frontal Bone - Squamous Portion Supraorbital Margin (SOM) upper bony rim of orbit
Frontal Bone - Squamous Portion Supraorbital notch (Foramen) -small opening in supraorbital margin -passage for nerve and artery
Frontal Bone - Squamous Portion Frontal Tuberosity (eminence) -large rounded prominence on each side of bone -located above supraorbital groove
Frontal Bone - Orbital Portion consists of... -supraorbital margins -superciliary ridges -glabella -frontal tuberosities
Frontal Bone - Orbital Portion Orbital plate forms superior part of orbits
Frontal Bone - Orbital Portion Ethmoid notch open area separating plates
Which 4 bones articulate with the frontal bone? -Right parietal -Left parietal -Sphenoid -Ethmoid
What do the parietal bones form? Widest part of skull is between these... -lateral walls of cranium and part of roof -parietal tubercles/eminences
What bones articulate with the parietal bone? -frontal -occipital -temporal -sphenoid -opposite parietal
What does the occipital bone form? Forms the inferoposterior portion of the skull
Describe the squamous portion of the occipital bone -rounded part of bone -forms most of back of head -superior to inion
What is the external occipital protuberance or inion? bump on back of head
*Foramen Magnum opening at base of bone where the spinal cord passes
*What does the occipital condyles articulate with? with the atlas (C1) to form atlantooccipital joints
Which 6 bones articulate with the occipital bone? -2 parietals -2 temporals -sphenoid -atlas
What do the temporal bones house? delicate organs of hearing and balance
Where is the zygomatic process/arch on the temporal bone? Where is the EAM? extends anteriorly from squamous portion of bone inferior to zygomatic arch. (ear canal)
Temporomandibular fossa -inferior to zygomatic process and anterior to EAM -mandible fits to form the TMJ
Styloid process -slender bony projection -inferior to mandible -anterior to EAM
Name the 3 parts of the temporal bones -squamous portion -mastoid portion -petrous portion
The squamous portion of temporal bone is the ____ portion of the skull thinnest
The mastoid portion of the temporal bone is posterior to ___. Has a prominent mastoid process/tip and contains ___ ____. Posterior to EAM Contains air cells
The petrous portion (petrous pyramid) is the ____ portion of the skull. thickest
What does the petrous portion house? houses organs of hearing and equilibrium and air cells
Petrous ridges -top of ear attachment (TEA) -project anteriorly and toward midline from EAM
What does the Internal Acoustic Meatus do? transmit nerves of balance and hearing
Which 3 bones articulate with the temporal bones? -a parietal -occipital -sphenoid
Where is the sphenoid bone located and how many cranial bones articulate with it? centrally located posterior to the ethmoid bone articulates with all 7 cranial bones
The sphenoid bone is ___-shaped bone containing: -Bat -Body -2 sets of wings -legs
Describe the body of the sphenoid bone -central portion of bone -midline of floor of skull * -contains the sphenoid sinus
* Describe the Sella turcica -central depression on body -resembles a saddle ***-houses pituitary gland
Where is the Dorsum sellae back of sella turcica
Where is the clivus located and what does it do? -depression posterior to dorsum sella -supports pons of brainstem -joins to occipital
Clinoid processes 2 anterior - arise from ____ aspect of ___ wing. 2 posterior - extends superiorly from the ___ ___. -posterior, lesser -dorsum sella
Name the 3 small foramina in the greater wing of the spenoid bone. What's the purpose of them? -foramen rotundum -ovale -spinosum -passage for cranial nerves
Optic Foramina openings into the orbit for optic nerves between the lesser wings and body
Superior Orbital Fissure -upper opening between lesser and greater wings -passage of many nerves and blood vessels
Name the 3 processes projecting downward from the body on the sphenoid bone -lateral pterygoid processes -medial pterygoid processes -pterygoid hamuli (hook-like process)
Where is the ethmoid bone located? lies primarily below the floor of skull and anterior to sphenoid, inferior to frontal
Cribriform plate horizontal plate which contains numerous small holes for olfactory nerves
Ethmoid Bone Crista galli projection above cribriform plate
Ethmoid Bone Perpendicular Plate -midline structure that projects downward -forms upper portion of bony nasal septum
Ethmoid Bone Lateral masses or labyrinths -masses on each side of perpendicular plate *-contains ethmoid sinuses
Ethmoid Bone Superior and middle nasal conchae or turbinates thin, scroll-shaped projections medial and inferior to lateral masses
Which bones articulate with the ethmoid bone? -sphenoid -frontal
What are cranial sutures? -joints of the cranium -classified as fibrous joints -synarthrodial type joints (immovable)
Name the 4 types of sutures 1. Coronal Suture 2. Sagittal Suture 3. Lambdoidal Suture 4. Squamosal Suture
Coronal suture between frontal and parietals
Sagittal suture between right and left parietals
Lambdoidal suture between parietals and occipital
Squamosal suture between temporals and parietals
Name the 4 suture junction points 1. Bregma 2. Lambda 3. Pterions 4. Asterions
Bregma -anterior end of sagittal -at coronal and sagittal
Lambda -posterior end of sagittal -at sagittal and lambdoidal
Pterions -R and L -at parietals, temporals, and greater wings of sphenoid
Asterions -R and L -Posterior to ear at squamosal and lambdoidal
Infant cranial sutures and fontanels -sutures not yet ossified -soft spots (6) -Anterior & Posterior-Bregma & Lambda in adult. anterior fontanel is largest, closing at 18 months -Sphenoid & Mastoid-2 smaller lateral fontanels. Pterion & Asterion in adult. At sphenoid and mastoid angles of parietal bones
Organs of hearing and equilibrium found within ___ portion of temporal bones. Name the 3 divisions of the ear. -petrous 1. external 2. middle 3. internal
External ear -Auricle or Pinna - Tragus -EAM -Mastoid process and Mastoid tip -Styloid process -Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Middle ear -communicates with nasopharynx and mastoids -3 main parts: tympanic membrane auditory ossicles tympanic cavity
Middle ear Eustachian tube -passageway between middle ear and nasopharynx -equalizes pressure within middle ear -pathway for disease organisms
Mastoid Air Cells -posterior communication in middle ear *Aditus- opening between epitympanic recess and mastoid portion of temporal bone *Antrum-large chamber within mastoid portion, connected to aditus
Middle ear Auditory Ossicles -3 small bones within middle ear -located in epitympanic recess and tympanic cavity proper
Middle ear Name the 3 Auditory Ossicles 1. Malleus-first to pick up vibrations; attached to tympanic membrane 2. Incus- attached to head of malleus 3. Stapes-attached to incus; smallest of the 3 bones
What does the internal ear contain and name the 2 main parts. -Contains sensory organs of hearing and equilibrium -2 main parts: -osseous labyrinth -membranous labyrinth
Osseous labyrinth -bony chamber housing membranous labyrinth -3 main parts: -cochlea -Vestibule -Semicircular canals

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