Metopic suture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Osteology of all important structures of head and neck anatomy, With related diagrams and labelling.

Frontal correct answers Cranial bone? Form part of the cranial cavity as well as the forehead, the brow ridges, and nasal cavity Parietal (left and right) correct answers Cranial bone? Forms the lateral walls of the cranium as well as housing the external ear Occipial correct answers Cranial bone? Forms the posterior and inferior portions of the cranium -Many neck muscles attach here Sphenoid correct answers Cranial bone? Forms part of the eye orbit and helps to form th...

Chapter 9: Joints Key Words and Topics Make certain that you can define, and use in context, each of the terms listed below, and that you understand the significance of each of the concepts. 1. Define the term “articulation” (joint). • articulation or arthrosis A joint, also called an articulation or arthrosis is a point of contact between two bones, between bone and cartilage, or between bone and teeth. When we say one bone articulates with another bone, we mean that the bones fo...

The Head - ANSWER-Skull is a rigid bony box which house & protects the brain & special sense organs 14 facial bones Cranium is supported by cervical vertebrae C1 is the atlas C2 is the axis C7 vertebra: vertebre prominents Human face appearances & expressions ("the mood tellers") are formed by facial muscles which are mediated by CN VII (facial nerve) Facial sensations of pain or touch are mediated by the 3 sensory branches of CN V (trigeminal nerve) Cranial bones - ANSWER-walls of ...

Chapter 9: Joints Key Words and Topics Make certain that you can define, and use in context, each of the terms listed below, and that you understand the significance of each of the concepts. 1. Define the term “articulation” (joint).  articulation or arthrosis A joint, also called an articulation or arthrosis is a point of contact between two bones, between bone and cartilage, or between bone and teeth. When we say one bone articulates with another bone, we mean that the bones ...

PEDS 6541 Combined Study Guide Complete NEONATOLOGY a. FIRST PHYSICAL EXAM OF NEONATE 1) HEAD - CAPUT SUCCEDANEUM: edema/swelling of soft tissue of scalp; crosses cranial sutures in midline - CEPHALOHEMATOMA: limited by sutures; subperiosteal hemorrhages 2/2 birth trauma - CRANIOTABES: ping pong ball soft areas of skull that occur in parietal bones and are of no concern!! NOT RELATED TO RICKETS 2) EYES: red reflex (if abnormal  cataracts, glaucoma, retinoblastoma, severe chorioreti...