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What is the primary function of the skull?
What is the primary function of the skull?
- To form a protective cavity for the heart
- To allow flexibility during movement
- To protect the brain and support the face (correct)
- To provide structural support for the neck
Which bones form the cranial roof?
Which bones form the cranial roof?
- Frontal, occipital, and sphenoid bones
- Parietal, temporal, and occipital bones
- Frontal, parietal, and temporal bones
- Frontal, occipital, and two parietal bones (correct)
At what age do cranial sutures typically fuse completely?
At what age do cranial sutures typically fuse completely?
- 30 years
- 20 years (correct)
- 10 years
- 5 years
Which suture fuses the occipital bone with the two parietal bones?
Which suture fuses the occipital bone with the two parietal bones?
What is the significance of fontanelles in infants?
What is the significance of fontanelles in infants?
How many bones primarily compose the cranial or neurocranium?
How many bones primarily compose the cranial or neurocranium?
What is the anterior fontanelle's location in an infant's skull?
What is the anterior fontanelle's location in an infant's skull?
Which part of the frontal bone is not paired?
Which part of the frontal bone is not paired?
What is the primary function of the sella turcica within the sphenoid bone?
What is the primary function of the sella turcica within the sphenoid bone?
Which cranial nerve division passes through the foramen rotundum?
Which cranial nerve division passes through the foramen rotundum?
What does the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone separate?
What does the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone separate?
Which structure forms the lateral border of the optic canal?
Which structure forms the lateral border of the optic canal?
What is the primary role of the medial pterygoid plate?
What is the primary role of the medial pterygoid plate?
Which of the following foramina is responsible for passing the middle meningeal artery?
Which of the following foramina is responsible for passing the middle meningeal artery?
From which part of the sphenoid bone do the anterior clinoid processes arise?
From which part of the sphenoid bone do the anterior clinoid processes arise?
What separates the greater wing from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone?
What separates the greater wing from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone?
What is the primary function of the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone?
What is the primary function of the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone?
Which part of the ethmoid bone forms the superior two-thirds of the nasal septum?
Which part of the ethmoid bone forms the superior two-thirds of the nasal septum?
The temporal bone articulates with which of the following unpaired bones?
The temporal bone articulates with which of the following unpaired bones?
What are the two sheets of bone that form each ethmoidal labyrinth called?
What are the two sheets of bone that form each ethmoidal labyrinth called?
Which part of the temporal bone is the largest and flat, located superiorly?
Which part of the temporal bone is the largest and flat, located superiorly?
How many bones does the ethmoid bone articulate with?
How many bones does the ethmoid bone articulate with?
Which structure does NOT form part of the ethmoid bone?
Which structure does NOT form part of the ethmoid bone?
Which cranial nerve has a close anatomical relationship with the ethmoid bone?
Which cranial nerve has a close anatomical relationship with the ethmoid bone?
What structure does the zygomatic process articulate with to form the zygomatic arch?
What structure does the zygomatic process articulate with to form the zygomatic arch?
Which part of the temporal bone surrounds the external auditory opening?
Which part of the temporal bone surrounds the external auditory opening?
Which of the following bones does NOT articulate with the squamous part of the temporal bone?
Which of the following bones does NOT articulate with the squamous part of the temporal bone?
What is the function of mastoid air cells within the temporal bone?
What is the function of mastoid air cells within the temporal bone?
Which part of the occipital bone borders both the parietal and temporal bones?
Which part of the occipital bone borders both the parietal and temporal bones?
What role does the styloid process of the temporal bone serve?
What role does the styloid process of the temporal bone serve?
Which part of the temporal bone is pyramidal shaped and contains the inner ear?
Which part of the temporal bone is pyramidal shaped and contains the inner ear?
Mastoiditis is an infection that most commonly affects which part of the temporal bone?
Mastoiditis is an infection that most commonly affects which part of the temporal bone?
What feature of the squamous part of the frontal bone contains the superior sagittal sinus?
What feature of the squamous part of the frontal bone contains the superior sagittal sinus?
Which of the following is NOT a bone that the frontal bone articulates with?
Which of the following is NOT a bone that the frontal bone articulates with?
What is the function of the nasal part of the frontal bone?
What is the function of the nasal part of the frontal bone?
Which margin separates the squamous part from the orbital part of the frontal bone?
Which margin separates the squamous part from the orbital part of the frontal bone?
What is the anatomical shape of the two orbital parts of the frontal bone?
What is the anatomical shape of the two orbital parts of the frontal bone?
Which suture is formed by the articulation of the parietal bone with the frontal bone?
Which suture is formed by the articulation of the parietal bone with the frontal bone?
What area does the anterolateral portion of the orbital part of the frontal bone contain?
What area does the anterolateral portion of the orbital part of the frontal bone contain?
How many other bones does the frontal bone articulate with?
How many other bones does the frontal bone articulate with?
What is the internal occipital protuberance primarily associated with?
What is the internal occipital protuberance primarily associated with?
Which nuchal line is highest on the external surface of the occipital bone?
Which nuchal line is highest on the external surface of the occipital bone?
What structures pass through the foramen magnum?
What structures pass through the foramen magnum?
Which part of the occipital bone forms the lateral walls of the foramen magnum?
Which part of the occipital bone forms the lateral walls of the foramen magnum?
Which bone does the occipital bone articulate with at the atlanto-occipital joint?
Which bone does the occipital bone articulate with at the atlanto-occipital joint?
Where is the hypoglossal canal located?
Where is the hypoglossal canal located?
What is the purpose of the cruciform eminence in the occipital bone?
What is the purpose of the cruciform eminence in the occipital bone?
What defines the basilar region of the occipital bone?
What defines the basilar region of the occipital bone?
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Skull
Skull
Bony structure supporting the face and protecting the brain.
Cranial Bones
Cranial Bones
Bones forming the skull that protect the brain.
Sutures
Sutures
Immovable joints between skull bones.
Coronal Suture
Coronal Suture
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Fontanelles
Fontanelles
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Frontal Bone
Frontal Bone
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Infant's Neurocranium
Infant's Neurocranium
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Cranium
Cranium
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Frontal Bone Squamous Part
Frontal Bone Squamous Part
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Frontal Sinuses
Frontal Sinuses
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Supraorbital Foramen
Supraorbital Foramen
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Parietal Bone Articulations
Parietal Bone Articulations
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Sagittal Suture
Sagittal Suture
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Squamosal Suture
Squamosal Suture
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Orbital Part of Frontal Bone
Orbital Part of Frontal Bone
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Sphenoid Bone
Sphenoid Bone
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Sphenoid Body
Sphenoid Body
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Sella Turcica
Sella Turcica
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Greater Wing
Greater Wing
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Foramen Rotundum
Foramen Rotundum
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Lesser Wing
Lesser Wing
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Optic Canal
Optic Canal
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Pterygoid Process
Pterygoid Process
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Anterior Clinoid Processes
Anterior Clinoid Processes
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Ethmoid Bone Location
Ethmoid Bone Location
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Ethmoid Bone Parts
Ethmoid Bone Parts
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Cribriform Plate Function
Cribriform Plate Function
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Ethmoidal Air Cells
Ethmoidal Air Cells
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Temporal Bone Function
Temporal Bone Function
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Temporal Bone Parts
Temporal Bone Parts
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Temporal Bone Articulation
Temporal Bone Articulation
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Squamous Part of Temporal
Squamous Part of Temporal
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Zygomatic Process
Zygomatic Process
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Tympanic Part
Tympanic Part
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Mastoid Process
Mastoid Process
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Mastoid Air Cells
Mastoid Air Cells
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Petrous Part
Petrous Part
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Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint
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Squamous Part of Occipital Bone
Squamous Part of Occipital Bone
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Foramen Magnum
Foramen Magnum
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Cruciform Eminence
Cruciform Eminence
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Internal Occipital Protuberance
Internal Occipital Protuberance
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Foramen Magnum
Foramen Magnum
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Occipital Condyles
Occipital Condyles
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Nuchal Lines
Nuchal Lines
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Jugular Foramen
Jugular Foramen
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Hypoglossal Canal
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Atlanto-occipital Joint
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Study Notes
Skull and Cranial Bones
- The skull is a complex bony structure supporting the face and protecting the brain.
- It's composed of many bones joined by sutures (fibrous joints).
- Approximately 30 bones.
- Anatomically divided into:
- Cranial bones (neurocranium):
- The superior aspect of the skull.
- Encloses and protects the brain, meninges, and cerebral vasculature.
- Subdivided into roof (calvarium) and base.
- Calvarium consists of frontal, occipital, and two parietal bones.
- Cranial base consists of frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, occipital, parietal, and temporal bones that articulate with the first cervical vertebra (atlas) and the lower jaw (mandible).
- Facial bones (viscerocranium):
- Facial skeleton, includes bones of the face.
- Cranial bones (neurocranium):
Sutures of the Skull
- Sutures are fibrous joints unique to the skull, becoming immovable around age 20.
- Key sutures include:
- Coronal suture: joins frontal and parietal bones.
- Sagittal suture: joins the two parietal bones.
- Lambdoid suture: joins occipital to parietal bones.
Infant's Neurocranium
- The infant's skull is comprised of five separate bones (two frontal, two parietal, and one occipital).
- Bones are connected by connective tissue sutures.
- This structure allows for skull flexibility during birth and accommodates rapid brain growth.
Fontanelles
- In neonates (newborn infants), incompletely fused suture joints create membranous gaps called fontanelles.
- Two major fontanelles:
- Anterior (frontal) fontanelle: located at the junction of coronal and sagittal sutures.
- Posterior (occipital) fontanelle: located at the junction of sagittal and lambdoid sutures.
Frontal Bone
- One of the eight bones forming the cranium, located at the forehead.
- Unpaired, shell-shaped bone.
- Consists of four parts: squamous (largest), orbital (two), nasal.
- Internal surface features: sagittal sulcus (contains superior sagittal sinus), frontal crest (extension of sagittal sulcus)
- Houses frontal sinuses, positioned above the orbits on either side of the midline of the face.
- Separated from the orbital part by supraorbital margin.
- Contains supraorbital foramen for blood vessels and nerves.
Orbital Part
- Two triangular plates forming the roof of the orbits.
- Anterolateral part consists of the lacrimal fossa.
Nasal Part
- Small area projecting inferiorly between supraorbital margins.
- Articulation site for nasal bones and frontal processes of the maxilla.
Frontal Bone - Articulations
- The frontal bone articulates with twelve other skull bones.
- Unpaired: ethmoid, sphenoid
- Paired: nasal, maxilla, lacrimal, parietal, zygomatic
Parietal Bone
- One of the paired bones forming the skull's top.
- Four borders: sagittal (superiorly), squamosal (inferiorly), frontal (anteriorly), occipital (posteriorly).
- Articulates with various skull bones
Sphenoid Bone
- Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, positioned centrally.
- Consists of body, greater wings, lesser wings, and two pterygoid processes.
- Important internal features including: optic canal, superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum.
- Contains sphenoid sinuses.
- Forms part of the cranial floor.
- Articulates with multiple bones
Sphenoid Articulations
- Unpaired: ethmoid and frontal bones
- Paired: Temporal, parietal, zygomatic and palatine bones.
Ethmoid Bone
- Small, unpaired bone in the anterior middle region of cranium.
- Spongy structure.
- Three main parts: cribriform plate, perpendicular plate, ethmoidal labyrinth.
- The cribriform plate forms the roof of the nasal cavity and is perforated by numerous olfactory nerve fibers.
- The perpendicular plate forms part of the nasal septum.
- The ethmoidal labyrinth contains ethmoidal air cells (sinuses).
- Articulates with various skull bones
Temporal Bone
- Forms parts of the lower lateral walls.
- Contains structures of the middle and inner ear.
- Articulates with the mandible to form the temporomandibular joint.
- Five components: squamous, tympanic, petromastoid, zygomatic, styloid processes.
- Squamous portion forms part of the temporal fossa
Temporal Articulations
- With the mandible for the temporomandibular joint.
- With the sphenoid and parietal bones.
- With the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch.
Tympanic Component
- Forms a ring around the external auditory meatus.
Styloid Process
- Attachment point for muscles and ligaments, including the stylomandibular ligament of the TMJ.
Petromastoid
- Located posteriorly, including the mastoid process (palpable behind the ear).
- Contains mastoid air cells, acting as air reservoirs for middle ear pressure regulation.
- The petrous part contains the inner ear.
- Can be infected (mastoiditis).
Occipital Bone
- Unpaired bone covering the back of the head.
- Three parts: squamous, condylar, basilar.
- Squamous portion forms the posterior part of the foramen magnum.
- Condylar portion has occipital condyles, articulating with the first cervical vertebra (atlas).
- Basilar forms the anterior part of the foramen magnum.
- Foramen magnum passageway for structures (medulla oblongata, accessory nerves, vertebral arteries)
Occipital Articulations
- Parietal bones for the lamboid suture
- Mastoid portion of temporal bone for occipitomastoid suture.
- With the sphenoid bone anteriorly
- With the atlas (C1) inferiorly at the atlanto-occipital joint.
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Test your knowledge on the anatomy of the skull, including the cranial and facial bones, and their connecting sutures. This quiz covers key concepts related to the structure and function of the skull as well as important anatomical terms.
