Chpt. 9 Head And Neck Anatomy Terminology

Front 1

Alveolar process

Back 1

(Forms the support for teeth)

Portion of the maxillary bones that forms the support for teeth of the maxillary arch

Front 2

Articular disc

Back 2

Cushion of dense specialized connective tissue that divides the articular space into upper and lower sections also known as the meniscus

Hint 2

Also known as the meniscus

Front 3

Articular eminence

Back 3

Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid fossa

Hint 3

Anterior to the glenoid fossa

Front 4

Articular space

Back 4

Space between the capsular ligament and between the surfaces of the glenoid fossa and the condyle.

Hint 4

In between glenoid & condyle

Front 5

Buccal

Back 5

Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner cheek

Hint 5

You got it wrong on the Kahoot

Front 6

Circumvallate lingual papillae

Back 6

Large tissue projections on the tongue

Hint 6

Lingual; faces the tongue or nearest to the tongue

Front 7

Condyloid process

Back 7

The posterior process of each Ramus ; it articulates with a fossa in the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint also known as the mandibular condyle

Front 8

Coronal suture

Back 8

Line of articulation between the frontal bone and parietal bones

Front 9

Cranium

Back 9

Eight bones that cover and protect the brain

Front 10

External auditory meatus

Back 10

Bony passage of the outer ear

Hint 10

Auditory; related to the sense of hearing

Front 11

Foramen

Back 11

Small round opening in a bone where blood vessels and nerves pass. A natural opening

Hint 11

Hole

Front 12

Foramen magnum

Back 12

Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical canal and the cranial cavity

Front 13

Fossa

Back 13

groove or depressed area in a bone

Front 14

Frontal

Back 14

Region of the head pertaining to the forehead

Front 15

Frontal process

Back 15

Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit

Hint 15

Orbit; eye socket

Front 16

Glenoid fossa

Back 16

Area of the the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull

Front 17

Greater palatine nerve

Back 17

Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior lingual gingiva

Front 18

Hamulus

Back 18

Hook-shaped process

Front 19

Infraorbital

Back 19

Region of the head below the orbital region

Front 20

Lacrimal bones

Back 20

Paired facial bones that help form the medial wall of the orbit

Front 21

Mental protuberance

Back 21

Part of the mandible that forms the chin

Front 22

Nasal

Back 22

Region of the head that pertains to or is located near the nose

Front 23

Nasal conchae

Back 23

Projecting structures found in each lateral wall of the nasal cavity and extending inward from the maxilla; singular, concha

Front 24

Occipital

Back 24

Region of the head overlying the occipital bone and covered by the scalp

Front 25

Oral

Back 25

Region of the head pertaining to or located near the mouth

Front 26

Orbital

Back 26

Region of the head pertaining to or located around the eye.

Front 27

Ossicles

Back 27

Bones of the middle ear

Front 28

Parietal

Back 28

Pertaining to the walls of a body cavity

Front 29

Parotid duct

Back 29

Duct associated with the parotid salivary gland, which opens into the oral cavity at the parotid papilla

Front 30

Process

Back 30

Prominence or projection on a bone

Front 31

Lambdoid suture

Back 31

Line of junction between the occipital and parietal bones

Front 32

Pterygoid process

Back 32

Process of the sphenoid bone, consisting of two plates

Front 33

Sagittal suture

Back 33

Suture that is located at the midline of the skull, where two pariteal bones are joined.

Front 34

Sphenoid sinuses

Back 34

Sinuses that are located in the sphenoid bone

Front 35

Styloid process

Back 35

Process that extends from the under surface of the temporal bone

Front 36

Temporal

Back 36

Region of the head superior to the zygomatic arch

Front 37

Temporal process

Back 37

Process that articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to form the zygomatic arch, which creates the prominence of the cheek.

Front 38

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

Back 38

Joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible

Front 39

Trigeminal nerve

Back 39

nerve that is the primary source of innervation for the oral cavity

Front 40

Zygomatic

Back 40

Region of the head pertaining to or located near the zygomatic bone (cheek bone)

Front 41

Zygomatic arch

Back 41

Arch formed when the temporal process of the zygomatic bone (cheek bone) articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone

Front 42

Lateral pterygoid plate

Back 42

Point of origin for internal and external pterygoid muscles

Front 43

Zygomatic process

Back 43

Process of the maxillary bones that extends upwards to articulate with the zygomatic bone

Front 44

Lymphadenopathy

Back 44

Disease or swelling of the lymph nodes

Hint 44

Disease or swelling of the….

Front 45

Masseter

Back 45

Strongest and most obvious muscle of mastication

Front 46

Mastoid process

Back 46

Projection on the temporal bone located behind the ear

Front 47

Maxillary tuberosity

Back 47

Large, rounded area on the outer surface of the maxillary bones in the area of the posterior teeth

Front 48

Meatus

Back 48

External opening of a canal

Front 49

Medial pterygoid plate

Back 49

Plate that ends in the hooks shaped-hamulus

Front 50

Mental

Back 50

Region of the head pertaining to or located near the chin