Middle cranial fossa Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WSU Bio 315 Lab Exam 1 Rated A+ Cranial cavity Where brain is Calvaria The "skull cap" Cranial Base The floor of the cranial cavity Anterior Cranial Fossa Top Middle Cranial Fossa Middle Posterior Cranial Fossa Bottom, back of head Orbits "Eye sockets" Nasal cavities Space where nose is Bony nasal septum Line down center, divides Piriform aperture Piriform = pear shaped Outside/outline of nose Hard palate Roof of mouth, "brain freeze" Zygomatic arch Bon...

Cranial cavity Where brain is Calvaria The "skull cap" Cranial Base The floor of the cranial cavity Anterior Cranial Fossa Top Middle Cranial Fossa Middle Posterior Cranial Fossa Bottom, back of head Orbits "Eye sockets" Nasal cavities Space where nose is Bony nasal septum Line down center, divides Piriform aperture Piriform = pear shaped Outside/outline of nose Hard palate Roof of mouth, "brain freeze" Zygomatic arch Bone in cheek ...

Cranial Cavity - The "Brian Box" The space within the skull, where the brain fils Calvaria - The skull Cap Superior Portion Cranial Base - The floor of the cranial cavity Where the brain physically sits Anterior Cranial Fossa - the first 1/3 behind the eyes Middle Cranial Fossa - Middle butterfly shape Posterior Cranial Fossa - Back 1/3 big bowl Orbits - Eye sockets Nasal Cavities - Bony Nasal Septum - Piriform aperture - Hard Palate - roof of mouth Zy...

Cranial cavity - Where brain is Calvaria - The "skull cap" Cranial Base - The floor of the cranial cavity Anterior Cranial Fossa - Top Middle Cranial Fossa - Middle Posterior Cranial Fossa - Bottom, back of head Orbits - "Eye sockets" Nasal cavities - Space where nose is Bony nasal septum - Line down center, divides Piriform aperture - Piriform = pear shaped Outside/outline of nose Hard palate - Roof of mouth, "brain freeze" Zygomatic arch - Bone in cheek Infratemporal fossa -...

Until what age (in months) can the degree of hydration and intracranial pressure be assessed through the anterior fontanelle? 3 6 12 18 Closes at 18 mos but best assessed at 12mos - 12 Which of the following symptoms is consistent with a middle cranial fossa injury? Anosmia CN I - anterior cranial fossa Numbness of cheek CN V2 Trigeminal - Middle cranial fossa (also CN for eye movements) Loss of gag reflex CN IX,X - posterior cranial fossa Deviation of tongue to affected side CN XII -...

CNIM - ABRET Practice Exam QuestionsCavities inside the skull - correct answer Anterior/middle/posterior fossa Cranial bones - correct answer Frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid (unpaired). Parietal & temporal (paired). Mental protuberance - correct answer chin bone MCA supply of the cerebral cortex - correct answer Hand + face/mouth/auditory Cranial nerves - correct answer -12 pairs (Mixed fibers: sensory/motor/both). -Emerge @ irregular intervals from the brain. -Nuclei di...

Until what age (in months) can the degree of hydration and intracranial pressure be assessed through the anterior fontanelle? 3 6 12 18 Closes at 18 mos but best assessed at 12mos - 12 Which of the following symptoms is consistent with a middle cranial fossa injury? Anosmia CN I - anterior cranial fossa Numbness of cheek CN V2 Trigeminal - Middle cranial fossa (also CN for eye movements) Loss of gag reflex CN IX,X - posterior cranial fossa Deviation of tongue to affected side CN XII -...

name the layers of protection for the brain from outside in **hint: SCALP - correct answer skin, subcutaneous connective tissue, Galea aponeurotica, loose areolar connective tissue, pericranium (periosteum) cervicomedullary junction of spinal cord occurs at this level - correct answer foramen magnum (base of skull) what runs through foramen ovale? - correct answer mandibular branch of trigeminal N (VIII) what runs through foramen spinosum? - correct answer middle meningeal arter...

USA Neuroscience Exam IIname the layers of protection for the brain from outside in **hint: SCALP - correct answer skin, subcutaneous connective tissue, Galea aponeurotica, loose areolar connective tissue, pericranium (periosteum) cervicomedullary junction of spinal cord occurs at this level - correct answer foramen magnum (base of skull) what runs through foramen ovale? - correct answer mandibular branch of trigeminal N (VIII) what runs through foramen spinosum? - correct answer middle...

1. maxillary sinus: 2. pterygomaxillary fissure: 3. pterygoid plate: 4. hamulus: 5. zygomatic arch: 6. articular eminence: 7. zygomatic process: 8. external auditory meatus: 9. mastoid process: 10. middle cranial fossa: 11. lateral border of the orbit: 12. infraorbital ridge: 13. infraorbital foramen: 14. infraorbital canal: 15. nasal fossa: 16. nasal septum: 17. anterior nasal spine: 18. inferior concha: