Head and Neck Structures; Surface Anatomy

Flashcards about Head and Neck Anatomy for dental students

Name the two divisions of the cranium.

Neurocranium and Viscerocranium

What are the two portions of the adult frontal bone?

Squamous portion and Orbital portion

Name the bones that the parietal bone articulates with.

Contralateral Parietal, Occipital, Frontal, Temporal

What are the 3 portions of the temporal bone?

Squamous, Petrous, and Mastoid

Name the portions of the occipital bone.

Squamous, Basilar

What passes through the Foramen Magnum?

Spinal cord

Name the four parts of the sphenoid bone.

Body, Greater Wings, Lesser Wings, Pterygoid Processes

List the four main parts of the ethmoid bone.

Cribiform Plate, Crista Galli, Perpendicular Plate, Ethmoidal Labyrinth

What are the main features of the palatine bones?

Interpalatine Suture, Greater Palatine Foramen, Lesser Palatine Foramen

Name the processes of the Maxilla.

Zygomatic, Frontal, Alveolar, Palatine, Infraorbital Foramen, Incisive Foramen

Name the processes of the zygomatic bone.

Frontal, Maxillary, Temporal

What are the main parts of the mandible?

Body, Ramus, Gonial Angle, Condyle, Coronoid Process

Name 4 categories of cervical muscles.

Superficial, suprahyoid, infrahyoid, lateral vertebral

Name 3 of the superficial muscles.

Platysma, Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius

Name the 4 suprahyoid muscles.

Mylohyoid, Geniohyoid, Stylohyoid, Digastric

Name the 4 infrahyoid muscles.

Sternohyoid, Sternothyroid, Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid

Name the 3 main lateral vertebral muscles.

Levator Scapulae, Splenius, Scalene Muscles