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Anatomy Week 3 Cranial Cavity
Cranial Cavity
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03/18/2009

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Term
bones of the skull anterior to posterior
Definition
frontal
ethmoid
sphenoid
temporal (petrous-stony contains middle ear)
occipital-formaen magnum
Term
cranial fossae
Definition
anterior-frontal lobes
middle-temporal lobes
posterior-cerebellum
Term
cranial arteries
Definition
opthalmic
internal carotid
middle menigeal
basilar
vertebral
Term
crista galli
Definition
above cribriform plate of ethmoid plate
Term
falx cerebri
Definition
attached to crista galli,f rontal, parietal,occipital
Term
tentorium cerebelli
Definition
flattened area, attaches to falx cerebri at lateral sides inmidline

attached to falx cerebri at lateral sides in midline

attached to anterior and posterior clinoid process
Term
cerebral veins
Definition
no valves
Term
on side of stella turcica, may cause venous sinus thrombosis
Definition
cavernous sinus
Term
what runs int he cavernous sinus
Definition
pituitary
internal carotid arteries
cranial nerve VI
Term
What runs int he wall of cavernous sinus
Definition
III, IV, V1, V2
Term
tendinous ring
Definition
in the sphenoid and ethmoid bone over the superior orbital fissure, overlies the optical canal
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