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The bones of the face surround these cavities
Orbital
Nasal
Oral cavities
The bones of the face
Maxillae
Nasals, Lacrimals, Zygomatics, Ethmoid, Inferior Nasal Concha, Vomer, Palatine, Mandible
Bones of the vault
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
Spheniod
The neurocranium/vault is home to the
Brain
What are the three portions of the Temporal bone?
Squamous
Petrous
Tympanic
These are characteristics of the squamous portion of the temporal bone
Flat, forming the lateral portion of brain case

Anterolateral aspect consistutes the zygomatic arch

At the base the Glenoid Fossa (Jaw) joins the condyle of the mandible

Mastoid Process projects inferiorly from the back
The petrous portion of the temporal bone houses these two cavities:
Middle & inner ear Cavities are housed by this portion of the temporal bone.
This foramen is part of the temporal bone's petrous portion & drains the Jugular Vein
Jugular Foramen
The deep, S-shaped sulcus along the border of the petrous portion of the temporal bone is formed by the...
The Sigmoid sinus, which becomes the Jugular Vein
The Jugular foramen submits these structures:
Jugular Vein

CN 9 through 11
The internal acoustic meatus of the petrous portion of the temporal bone submits these structures:
CN 7 & 8 are submitted to the middle & inner ear cavities
The Carotid Foramen of the petrous portion of the temporal bone is located at which part of the bone?
The Underside of the Temporal bone
The internal carotid artery enters the carotid canal through this part of the petrous portion of the temporal bone
Carotid Foramen
The Foramen Lacerum is located at this junction in the petrous part of the temporal bone
Petrous temporal meets Sphenoid bone
Foramen lacerum transmits
a thin branch of CN 7, because it is mostly plugged by cartilage
Stylomastoid Foramen is the way that the ______ exits the skull
CN 7, facial nerve
The Typanic part of the Temporal bone of the skull makes up the ___
Auditory Canal & external acoustic meatus

*Like a bridge
Features of the Sphenoid
Optic Canals
Superior Orbital Fissure
Foramen Rotundum
Foramen Ovale
Foramen Spinosum
The sphenoid forms the ____ of the nasal cavity
Back Roof
A saddle, or the sella turcica, gives way to the ____ gland & is part of the ____ bone
pituitary gland, sphenoid
The Optic Canals of the sphenoid transmit the
Optic Nerves, CN 2
The Superior Orbital Fissure serves to...
Separate the Lesser & Greater wings of the Spenoid, Transmits CN 3, 4, 6, and v1 of CN5
Foramen Rotundum transmits
CN 5, V2, Maxillary Division
Foramen Ovale sits next to the Foramen Rotundum & submits
CN 5, v3, Mandibular Division
Foramen Spinosum sits lateral to the Foramen Ovale & submits this artery to the cranial cavity
Middle Meningeal Artery
Broca's Area
a brain center associated with the motor control of speech and usually located in the left side of the frontal lobe