H&N Exam 2 study guide
Into which structure does the sphenoid sinus drain?
Above the superior concha
a smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows
Glabella
Independent bone
Inferior nasal conchae
Which bony structure contains the hamulus?
The medial pterygoid plate
large, often rough prominence
Tuberosity
First cervical vertebra
Atlas
Second cervical vertebra
Axis
long, narrow, tube-like opening in bone
Canal
small hornlike prominence
Cornu
Structure "A". What is the bone that these structures are a part of?
Ethmoid bone
Endochondral bone growth defines the bone growth in the majority of the skull? T/F
False
Maxilla and zygomatic bone
Floor of the orbit
a hole or opening through bone. This is where nerves or veins go through.
Foramen
Bone that is not attached to any other bony structure
Hyoid bone
Picture of superior view of skull pointing to:
Internal Acoustic Meatus
Picture of superior view of skull pointing to:
Jugular foramen
Zygomatic and sphenoid bone
Lateral wall of the orbit
What is the bony structure that protects and covers the mandibular foramen?
Lingula
What is the name of the structure that is located just distal to the last molar in the maxilla?
Maxillary tuberosity
In which bone would you find the infraorbital foramen?
Maxillary bone
Sometimes may cause the maxillary teeth to feel painful
Maxillary sinus
Choose all the correct answers about the paranasal sinuses that drain into the.... meatus.
Maxillary sinus, Posterior ethmoid sinus, Frontal sinus through the frontonasal duct
Ethmoid and lacrimal bone
Medial wall of the orbit
The ethmoid bone when seen from the anterior makes up the following structure(s):
Medial wall of the orbit and the upper part of the nasal septum, and the middle and superior concha.
Frontal bone
Roof of the orbit
This depression covers all of the temporal bone and contains the major of the temporalis muscle and its vascularity and nerves
Temporal fossa
The 2 bones that make up the nasal septum?
Vomer and ethmoid
