restorative art - bones of the face and cranium

where is the squama located?

Vertical portion of the Temporal Bone

name the four structures used to establish the correct position of the ear

Zygomatic Arch, Mandibular Fossa, Mastoid Process, External Auditory Meatus

Mastoid Process

a rounded protuberance located at the inferior portion of the temporal bone

name the boundaries of parietal articulation

coronal, squamosal, mandibular

name the superior surface of the ethmoid bone

cribriform plate

name the opening in the occipital bone that allows entry of the spinal cord

foramen magnum

Frontal Bone

forehead bone

what are the rounded unimagined prominences at the upper part of the forehead?

frontal eminence

name the bony ridge or ledge on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity

inferior nasal conchae

what suture creates the hinge for the lower jaw?

mandibular fossa

female forehead

nearly vertical

what bone is the lowest part of the back and base of the skull?

occipital

what is the eminence found on the occipital bone?

occipital protuberance

female skull size

6.5mm

male skull size

7.1mm

how many bones in the cranium?

8

the purposes of the skull are to

protect the brain, support the jaws, serve as an attachment for muscles, give form to the head

name the bone that comes from the Greek word for "sieve"

ethmoid

what is the proper name for the opening of the ear passage?

external auditory meatus

the bones of the cranium are referred to as?

flat bones

name the suture that is responsible for recession of the central plane of the lower lip

incisive fossa

name the bone that comes from the Latin word for tears

lacrimal

what is the suture between the parietal and occipital bones?

lambdiodal suture

what part of the sphenoid bone might be described as resembling a pair of horns

lesser wing

what bone articulates at the medial line just below the nasal cavity

maxilla

what landmark is located on the midline of the mandible?

mental eminence

what are the 4 sutures of the infant skull?

metopic, coronal, sagittal, lambdoid

what bones are directly inferior to the glabella?

nasal bone

what bone refers to the roof of the mouth?

palatine

what two bones create the greater part of the skull?

parietal bones

The widest part of the cranium is measured between what boney landmarks?

parietal eminences

what part of the ethmoid bone extends into the nasal cavity?

perpendicular plate

female mandible tip (chin)

pointed

what is the perpendicular structure on each side of the mandible?

ramus (ramus of the mandible)

name the suture between the two parietal bones

sagittal suture

name the formation on the sphenoid bone that cradles the pituitary gland

sella turcica

cranium

skull without the mandible

male forehead

slopes backward, more prominent, less round

which bone is shaped like a bat or butterfly?

sphenoid

how many pairs of bones in the face?

6

how many single bones in the cranium?

4 Frontal, Occipital, Sphenoid, Ethmoid.

how many bones in the infant skull?

5 bones

name the bone that takes its name from the latin word for plowshares

vomer

what structure is used to establish the widest part of the face?

zygomatic arch

what bones are diamond-shaped?

zygomatic bone

what structure forms the later and lower rim of the eye socket?

zygomatic bone

how many pairs of bones in the cranium?

2 Parietal and Temporal

female skull size in

21-23in

male skull size inches

22-24in

infant skull size

1.14mm

infant skull size inches

13 3/4in

how many bones in the face?

14

what do we call the sockets for the teeth?

alveolar process

What bone is shaped like a horseshoe?

body of the mandible

what process of the ramus rests in the mandibular fossa?

condyle of the ramus

Name the suture between the parietal bones and the frontal bone

coronal

male mandible tip (chin)

squarer

what bony landmark lies above the medial ends of the eyebrows?

superciliary arches

name the upper rim of the eye socket

supraorbital margin

What pair of bones (L &R) create's the lower portion of the sides and base of the cranium?

temporal

Angle of the Jaw

the angle formed by the juncture of the inferior edge of the body of the mandible with the posterior edge of the ramus of the mandible

Zygomatic Bone

the cheekbone

skull

the cranium and the mandible

Nasal Spine of the Maxilla

the sharp bony projection located medially at the inferior margin of the nasal cavity

Glabella

the smooth prominence between the eyebrows