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14 Cards in this Set
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Functions of the skull |
-encasement and protection of the brain -beginning of respiratory & digestive tracts -contains the special sense organs for taste, smell, hearing, balance, and vision -provides surface area for muscle attachment -allows passage of blood vessels/nerves in & out of the skull |
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What bones make up the cranium? (8) |
-Frontal -Parietal (R & L) -Occipital -Temporal (R & L) -Sphenoid -Ethmoid |
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What bones make up the face? (14) |
Paired Bones: -Maxillae -Palatine -Nasal -Zygomatic -Lacrimal -Inferior nasal conchae
Single Bones: -Vomer -Mandible |
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What opening does the internal carotid artery pass through? |
Passes through the carotid canal in the temporal bone |
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What opening does the internal jugular vein pass through? |
Passes through the jugular foramen in the occipital bone |
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Which skull bones contain paranasal sinuses? |
-Frontal -Maxilla (paired) -Ethmoid -Sphenoid |
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sinusitis |
-sinusitis = sinus infection -maxillary sinus most commonly infected b/c it drains against gravity -infection of the maxillary sinus can compress nerves innervating teeth, resulting in tooth pain |
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pterion |
-location of "temple" -middle meningeal artery passes through it -rupture of the middle meningial artery can lead to an epidural hematoma |
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Sex determination: general size of skull |
Male: larger
Female: smaller |
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Sex determination: nuchal lines & external occipital protuberance |
Male: prominent occipital protuberance and nuchal lines
Female: smooth occipital protuberance and no nuchal lines |
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Sex determination: mastoid process |
Male: large
Female: small |
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Sex determination: supraorbital margin |
Male: thick, rounded, blunt boarder
Female: thin, sharp boarder |
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Sex determination: superciliary arches |
Male: more prominent and bulky
Female: little or no prominence |
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Sex determination: mental protuberance |
Male: squarish, more forward projection
Female: more pointed & triangular, less forward projection |
