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