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102 Cards in this Set

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most anterior top bone in the skull, how many
frontal (1)
two bones, in the middle on the top of the skull
parietal (2)
on inside of the skull, marks where blood vessels left marks
middle meningeal vessel grooves
back most bone of the skull, all the way down to the spinal cord hole
occipital (1)
underside of skull, two bumps on anterior outside of the big hole
occipital condyle
bones that makes up the part of skull close to the ear
temporal (2)
on temporal bone, arm that sticks off the side
zygomatic process
on temporal bone, skinny, pointy, long and sticks straight down, under ear holes
styloid process
on temporal bone, large bony lump just posterior to the styloid, right behind the ear hole
mastoid process
on temporal bone, depression where the top of the jaw bone sits, bowl shaped
mandibular fossa
cheek bones, right under eye socket
zygomatic (2)
on zygomatic bones, arches up and connects to little arm called the zygomatic process
temporal process
butterfly shaped bone that can be seen looking into the skull form the top
sphenoid (1)
on sphenoid bone, bigger rounder, sort of depression, more lateral
greater wing
on sphenoid bone, more medial part with the horns
lesser wing
on sphenoid bone, small depression between the two wings, where pituitary sits
sella turcica
bone located between the eyes, behind the nasal bones
ethmoid (1)
on ethmoid bone, has lots of holes and holds up the crista galli
cribriform plate
on ethmoid bone, in nasal cavity, vertical bone, only the upper half
perpendicular plate
on ethmoid bone, when looking inside the top of the skull, fin that sticks up in the anterior part of the skull
crista galli
bones that forms the bridge of the nose
nasal bone (2)
bottom half of the nasal septum, vertical bone in nasal cavity
vomer (1)
bones that makes up the back of the pallet, most posterior part of the pallet, how many?
palatine bone (2)
bones that hold the teeth, two front most bones on the palet
maxilla (2)
on the maxilla bone, forms the anterior part of palet
palatine process
lower jaw bone
mandible (1)
on mandible, part that has the teeth, part that it sits flat on
body
on the body of the mandible, a hole in the front
mental foramen
on the mandible, the vertical part
ramus
on the mandible, the top most point that articulates with the skull
mandibular condyle
on the mandible, the more anterior of the two bumps, sharper and pointier
coronoid process
on the mandible, part where it curves
angle of mandible
u shaped bone, doesnt articulate with anything, sits at top of larynx (voice box)
hyoid bone
hollow space right behind the front of the skull, superior most sinus, within the frontal bone
frontal sinus
hollow space, above teeth, under cheek bones, most inferior of the sinuses
maxillary sinus
8-10 separate air cells, located inferior to cribriform plate, looks like honey combs
ethmoid sinuses
hollow space located inferior to the sella turcica, most posterior of the sinuses
sphenoid sinus
suture that divides the frontal and parietal bones
coronal suture
suture that divides the occipital from the parietal bones
lambdoid suture
suture that divides the parietal bones
sagittal suture
suture that forms the upper edge of the temporal bone
squamous suture
soft spot on top of babys head, area of connective tissue in baby skull, allows for compression
anterior fontanel
area of cartilage on a baby in the back of the head
posterior fontanel
top most bowl, anterior most layer of the inside of the skull
anterior cranial fossa
middle most bowl, middle layer of the inside of the skull
middle cranial fossa
lowest most bowl, most posterior layer of inside of the skull
posterior cranial fossa
holes in cribriform plate
foramina of cribriform plate
looking at the face, round hole in the eye socket, in the back medial wall
optic canal
large open slash hole, more on the top, lateral to the optic canal, can be seen from inside of the skull
superior orbital fissure
bottom most slash hole in the eye socket
inferior orbital fissure
holes inside the skull, just posterior to the superior orbital fissure, right below the horns
foramen rotundum
holes shaped like a squished circle, seen from inside of skull, more posterior and slightly more lateral to the foramen rotundum
foramen ovale
looking in the skull, in middle cranial region, holes on the sides of the hills, kind of covered by the top of the hills
internal acoustic meatus
looking in the skull, the the middle cranial region, the big holes just at the base of the mountain, anterior to the foramen magnum
jugular foramen
holes located on the inside edge of the occipital condyles
hypoglossal canals
holes found right in front of the styloid processes. lateral and slightly anterior to the big hole
carotid canal
giant hole for the spine
foramen magnum
tiny hole right behind the styloid
stylomastoid foramen
big hole in side of head, by the ear
external acoustic meatus
tiny holes above each eye hole
supraorbital foramen
hole below each eye of the cheek bone
infraorbital foramen of maxilla
what passes through the foramina of cribriform plate
CN 1
what passes through the optic canal
CN II
what passes through the superior orbit fissure
CN III, CN IV, CN V1, and CN VI
what passes through the inferior orbital fissure
CN V2
what passes through the foramen rotundum
CN V2
what passes through the foramen ovale
CN V3
what passes through the internal acoustic meatus
CN VII, CN VIII
what passes through the jugular foramen
CN IX, CN X, CN XI, internal jugular vein
what passes through the hypoglossal canal
CN XII
what passes through the carotid canal
internal carotid artery
what passes through the foramen magnum
CN XI (spinal division, medulla oblongata, vertebral artery
what passes through the stylomastoid foramen
CN VII
what passes through the external acoustic meatus
sound waves
what passes through the supraorbital foramen
CN V1
what passes through the infraorbital foramen of maxilla
CN V2
what passes through the mental foramen of mandible
CN V3
first seven vertebrates
cervical
middle vertebrates, look like giraffe
thoracic (12)
bottom most vertebrates, look like moose
lumbar (5)
bottom vertebrate bone, fused vertebrates
sacral
tail bone
coccyx
pads of cartilage between vertebra
intervertebral disks
big disk like part of vertebra that faces anteriorly
body of vertebra
in hole of vertebra, upper boundary or boundary on posterior wall
vertebral arch
part of vert that looks like animals ears
transverse process
part of vert that looks like animals nose
spinous process
part of vert between the ears and the nose, smooth cheeky area
lamina
part of vert that attaches head of animal to the body, forms the sides of the opening
pedicle
part of vert that looks like the antlers or the horns
superior articular process
part of vert that looks like saggy lips on the moose or on the giraffe this is the back of the cheeks
inferior articular process
hole in vertebra that is smaller on the sides and is only found in cervical vertebra
transverse foramen
hole for the spinal cord
vertebral foramen
when vertebrates are stacked, the holes in the sides
intervertebral foramen
first cervical vertebrate, no body, no spinous, has round smooth flat projections that holds up the skull
atlas (c1)
second cervical vertebrate, looks like a saddle, allows you to rotate, nub faces superior
axis (c2)
the stick part on the axis
dens
at the top of the sacrum, the antlers or horns
superior articular process
rough surface on the sides of the sacrum, articulates with ilium
auricular surface
joint where the ilium and sacrum meets
sacroiliac joint
holes in the sacrum
sacral foramina
what passes through the foramen ovale
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