The skull bones sutures and structure
How many bones are in the skull
(22 bones) •8 form the cranium •14 are associated with the face •7 additional bones are associated with skull
What is the hard palate formed by?
1. maxillae (x2) 2. palatine bones (x2)
The nasal septum is made up of which three parts
1.perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone 2.Vomer hone 3.septal cartilage
How many cranial fossae are there
3 •anterior •middle •posterior
The skull is apart of what
Axial skeleton
What is the only bone in the nasal conchae that is it's on bone
Inferior nasal concha
What foramen is found in the frontal bone
Supra orbital foramen
Bones of the cranium
Unpaired: Frontal bone, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, ethmoid bone Paired: Parietal bones, temporal bones
What are the sutures of the skull?
coronal, lambdoid, sagittal, squamous
What bone are the superior and middle nasal conchae part of?
ethmoid bone
What are the 7 bones that make up the orbit?
frontal bone, lacrimal bone, ethmoid bone, zygomatic bone, maxillary bone, palatine bone, sphenoid bone (Many friendly zebras enjoy lazy summer picnics)
paranasal sinuses
frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillary
Fontanelles
soft spots normally present on the skull of a newborn
What forms the zygomatic arch
temporal process of zygomatic bone and zygomatic process of temporal bone
Bones of the face
•paired (2) nasal maxillae zygomatic lacrimal palatine inferior nasal conchae •unpaired (1) vomer mandible