Anatomy of the Human Skull and Facial Bones Flashcards

A complete vocabulary flashcard deck covering cranial and facial anatomy, bone structures, sinuses, and foramina based on lecture exam materials.

Viscerocranium

The facial skeleton, which consists of 14 bones.

Unpaired Cranial Bones

Four bones in the cranial skeleton that are unpaired.

Unpaired Facial Bones

The two unpaired bones in the skeleton of the adult human face, consisting of the vomer and the mandible.

Frontal Bone

The bone that forms the superior orbital margin and does not articulate with the occipital bone.

Parietal Bone

A paired cranial bone of the skull.

Styloid Process

A bony projection located on the temporal bone.

Alveolar Process

The process of the maxilla that supports the teeth.

Mandible

The strongest bone among the bones of the face and the only mobile facial bone, which develops by both membranous and endochondral ossification.

Nasal Septum

An internal nasal structure consisting of the vomer and ethmoid bones.

Alveolar Bone Proper

Another name for the cribriform plate.

Lamellar Bone

Mature bone.

Condylar Process

The specific part of the mandible that articulates with the temporal bone.

Hyoid Bone

A bone located at the level of the C3 vertebra.

Bone at Forming Stage

Bone tissue consisting of osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and osteoid.

Antrum of Highmore

The alternative name for the maxillary sinus.

Maxillary Sinus

A pyramidal-shaped facial bone sinus with a volume of $15\text{-}30\text{ ml}$ whose osteum is located in the middle meatus.

First Molar

The tooth present closest to the maxillary sinus.

Facial Artery

An artery that does not supply the mucous membrane of the sinuses.

Anterior Dislocation

The most common type of mandibular dislocation.

Internal Acoustic Meatus

A canal located within the temporal bone.

Superior Orbital Fissure

A gap located within the sphenoid bone.

Foramen Lacerum

The foramen located between the sphenoid bone and the petrous part of the temporal bone.