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Head, Neck and Trunk
Structural anatomy - Head, Neck and Trunk
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/20/2013

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Term

 

 

Bones of the skull : Cranium

Definition

 

  • Frontal
  • Parietal
  • Occipital
  • Temporal
Term

 

Frontal Bone

Definition

 

 

Flat bone that forms the forehead.

Term

 

Parietal Bone

Definition

  

 

Four sided bone that forms the sides and roof of the skull.

Term

 

 

Occipital Bone

Definition

 

Forms the back and part of the base of the skull.

 

 

Occipital Boney Landmarks

  • Foramen magnum
  • Occipital condyles
Term

 

 

Temporal Bone

Definition

 

Forms the sides and part of the base of the skull.

 

 

Temporal Boney Landmarks

  • External auditory meatus
  • Inner ear
  • Mastoid process
  • Temporomandibular joint
  • Zygomatic arch
Term

  

 

Sutures of the skull

Definition

  

  • Sagittal - middle
  • Lambdoidal - last (back of head)
  • Squamous - square on side of head
  • Coronal - crown

 

Term

 

 

Bones of the skull : Face

Definition

 

  • Maxilla
  • Mandible
  • Zygomatic
Term

 

 

Maxilla Bone

Definition

 

 

The upper jaw

Term

 

 

Mandible Bone

Definition

 

The lower jaw

 

Mabdible Boney Landmarks

  • Mandibular Condyle
Term

 

 

Zygomatic Arch

Definition

  

 

Formed by a process of the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone.

Term

 

 

Temporomandibular joint

Definition

 

 

Formed by the mandibular condyle and the temporal bone.

Term

 

 

Atlanto-occipital joint

Definition

 

 

Formed between the occipital condyles and the first cervical vertebra (atlas)

Term

 

 

Muscles of Facial Expression

Definition

  

  • Orbicularis Oculi
  • Orbicularis Oris
  • Buccinator
Term

  

 

Orbicularis Oculi

Definition

  

 

Origin: Medial margin of the orbit

Insertion: Inner aspect of the skin

Action: Closes eyes

Term

 

 

Orbicularis Oris

Definition
  
  • Origin: Maxilla and Mandible
  • Insertion: Inner aspect of the skin
  • Action: Closes lips
Term

  

 

Buccinator

Definition
 
  • Origin: Maxilla and Mandible
  • Insertion: Fibres of the Orbicularis Oris
  • Action: Compressese the cheek (sucking)
Term

  

 

Muscles of mastication

Definition
  
  • Masseter
  • Temporalis
Term

 

 

Masseter

Definition
 
  • Origin: Zygomatic arch
  • Insertion: Mandible
  • Action: Elevates the mandible
Term

 

 

Temporalis

Definition
  
  • Origin: Temporal Bone
  • Insertion: Mandible
  • Action: Elevates and retracts the mandible
Term

 

 

Muscles of the neck

Definition
  
  • Sternocleidomastoid
  • Trapezius
Term

  

 

Sternocleidomastoid

Definition
  
  • Origin: Sternum and sternal end of clavical
  • Insertion: Mastoid process of the temporal bone
  • Action: Flexes the neck and rotates the head
Term


Trapezius

Definition

  • Origin: Occipital bone, cervical and thoracic vertebrae
  • Insertion: Clavical, acromion and spine of scapula
  • Action: Extends the neck when the scapula is fixed.
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