Topic 6 Visuals

• palatine process of maxilla bone that separates the nasal and the oral cavity, helps with breathing and swallowing

  
• the maxilla bone that is responsible for aesthetic, the support of the nasal cavity, orbital cavity, and teeth

  
• coronoid process of the mandible is a bone-y projection on the mandibular ramus

  
• ramus of the mandible is the upright portion of the mandible

  
• zygomatic arch is the bony arch that forms the upper portion of the cheek

  
• zygomatic bone, 2 pairs of bones that form the cheekbones

  
• ethmoid bone is the bone that forms the roof of the nasal cavity, reduces skull weight, helps with smelling, provides support for nasal passages and orbits

  
• the hypophyseal fossa is the area of the pituitary gland, that releases growth hormones

  
• the sphenoid bone is the largest bone in the skull and is located in the sphenoidal fossa

  
• the mastoid process is an air-filled bony bump behind the ear that can be used for muscle attachment sites

  
• temporal bones houses part of the ear, helps with balance and overall structure

  
• foramen magnum, where the nervous system can flow between the brain and the spinal chord

  
• the left and right carotid canals are the main blood vessels that supply the brain with oxygenated blood

  
• occipital condyles, used for attachment sites for the spine

  
• external occipital protuberance, an attachment site for the traps

  
• occipital bone, provides protection for the brain, also serves as an attachment site for muscles

  
• 2 parietal bones, provides protection for the brain, provides support, attachment site for muscle, facial muscles

  
• frontal bone supports the head structure, the nasal and eye passages, protects the brain

  
• the coronal and sagittal suture

  
• sagittal suture at the top and the lambdoid suture at the sides

  
• the coronal suture at the top and the squamous suture below that

  
• temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint between the temporal bone and the mandible

  
• atlantooccipital is connected the atlas and occipital bone

  
• masseter: a muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side and closes the jaw in chewing.

  
• temporalis: a fan-shaped muscle which runs from the side of the skull to the back of the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing

  
• What are the names from top to bottom: cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, sacral kyphosis

  
• what are these called top to bottom: transverse process and body of vertebrae

  
• name these parts of the vertebrae top to bottom: superior articular facets (on processes), vertebral foramen, spinous process

  
• name these parts of the vertebrae: inferior articular facets (on processes)

  
• what are these spaces called?

  intervertebral foramen

  
• What region is this referring to? Also known as C-spine/Csp

  cervical region

  
• What is this artery called?

  vertebral artery

  
• Which vertebrae is this?

  atlas

  
• What is this vertebrae called? And what is the arrow pointing to?

  axis, pointing to the dens (odontoid process)

  
• What is this region of the spine called?

  thoracic region

  
• What is this region of the spine called?

  Lumbar region

  
• What is this region called?

  coccygeal region

  
• What does this joint allow for?

  rotation of the head

  
• What is the arrow pointing to?

  a one-sided facet joint

  
• What is the blue highlighting?

  an intervertebral disc