Chapter 4 Cranium (Skull) - Head & Neck Anatomy

How many bones constitutes the Cranium?

22 bones

How many paired bones are there in the Cranium?

16 paired bones

How many unpaired bones are there in the Cranium?

6 unpaired bones

What do processes, tubercles, depressions, openings, canals, sinuses, and recesses all provide?

Attachment for muscles and allows passage for nerves and blood vessels to enter and exit the skull

What are the two divisions of the Cranium?

Neurocranium and Viscerocranium

How many bones compose the Neurocranium?

8 bones

Function of the Neurocranium

Encases and protects the brain and associated neurological and vascular structures

Calvaria

Roof or dome of the neurocranium

Cranial Base is also known as...

Basicranium

Cranial Base

Floor of the Neurocranium

Ciscerocranium

Bony foundation that lies deep to the soft tissue structures of the face

How many bones constitute the Viscerocranium?

14 bones

Neurocranium has...

Temporal and Parietal Bones

Frontal Bone

Occipital Bone

Sphenoid and Ethmoid Bones

Viscerocranium has...

Lacrimal and Nasal Bones

Maxillary and Zygomatic Bones

Palatine and Inferior Nasal Concha Bones

Vomer Bone and Mandible