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1
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mental protuberance

A

*

2
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mental foramen fx

A

transmits mental n., a., and v.

3
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digastric fossa attachment

A

attachment for anterior digastric m.

4
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alveolar part fx

A

houses roots of teeth

5
Q

mylohyoid line attachment

A

attachment for mylohyoid m.

6
Q

submandibular fossa fx

A

houses sumbandibular gland

7
Q

sublingual fossa fx

A

houses sublingual gland

8
Q

superior genial tubercle attachment

A

attachment for genioglossus m.

9
Q

inferior genial tubercle attachment

A

attachement for geniohyoid m.

10
Q

mylohyoid groove fx

A

houses mylohyoid n.

11
Q

mandibular angle attachment

A

masseter & medial pterygoid m.

12
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mandibular foramen fx

A

transmits inferior aleolar n., a. & v.

13
Q

mandibular canal fx

A

houses inferior alveolar n., a. &; v.

14
Q

lingula on mandible attachment

A

sphenomandibular ligament

15
Q

anterior border of mandible

A

*

16
Q

coronoid process attachment

A

temporalis m.

17
Q

mandibular notch fx

A

transmits nerve & artery to massester m.

18
Q

head of mandible

A

*

19
Q

neck of mandible

A

*

20
Q

Pterygoid fovea of mandible attachment

A

lateral pterygoid m.

21
Q

body of hyoid bone attachments

A
mylohyoid m.
geniohyoid m.
sternohyoid m.
omohyoid m.
thyrohyoid m.
22
Q

Greater cornu of hyoid bone attachments

A

middle constrictor m
hyoglossus m
digastric intermediate tendon
stylohyoid m

23
Q

Lesser cornu of hyoid bone attachments

A

middle constrictor

stylohyoid ligament

24
Q

squama of occipital bone

A

*

25
Q

External occipital protuberance of occipital bone attachment

A

ligamentum nuchae

26
Q

Superior nuchal line of occipital bone attachments

A

trapezius
sternocleidomastoid
splenius capitis m

27
Q

inferior nuchal line of occipital bone attachments

A

rectus capitis posterior major & minor mm.

28
Q

internal occipital protuberance of occipital bone attachment

A

falx cerebelli

29
Q

superior sagittal sulcus of occipital bone fx

A

houses superior sagittal sinus

30
Q

Sulcus for transverse sinus of occipital bone fx

A

houses the transverse sinus

31
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basilar part of occipital bone attachement

A

longus capitis

rectus capitis anterior m

32
Q

foramen magnum fx

A

transmits spinal cord, vertebral a. &; V &; accessory n

33
Q

occipital condyles of occipital bone fx

A

articulates w/ atlas

34
Q

hypoglossal canal of occipital bone fx

A

transmits hypoglossal n.

35
Q

jugular notch and foramen of occipital bone fx

A

transmits IJV, glossopharyngeal n., vagus n., & accessory n.

36
Q

sulcus chiasmatis of sphenoid bone fx

A

houses optic chiasm

37
Q

optic canal of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits the optic nerve and opthalmic artery

38
Q

sella turcica of sphenoid bone

A

*

39
Q

hypophyseal fossa of sphenoid bone fx

A

houses the pituitary gland

40
Q

dorsum sellae of sphenoid bone

A

*

41
Q

Posterior clinoid processes of sphenoid bone fx

A

deepens sella turcica

42
Q

poserior clinoid processes of sphenoid bone attachment

A

tentorium cerebelli

43
Q

foramen rotundum on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits maxillary n

44
Q

foramen ovale on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits mandibular n and accessory meningeal a

45
Q

foramen spinosum on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits middle meningeal artery and meningeal (recurrent) br of mandibular n.

46
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lateral surface on greater wing of sphenoid bone attachments

A

temporalis and lateral pteryoid mm

47
Q

superior orbital fissure on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits the opthalmic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, abducens nerve, and opthalmic vein

48
Q

inferior orbital fissure on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits V2, infraorbital vessels, ad postganglionic fibers from pterygopalatine ganglion to the eye

49
Q

foramen lacerum on greater wing of sphenoid bone

A

*

50
Q

lesser wing on sphenoid bone

A

*

51
Q

anterior clinoid process on lesser wing of sphenoid bone attachement

A

tentorium cerebelli

52
Q

pterygoid fossa of sphenoid bone attachment

A

medial pterygoid m

53
Q

pterygoid canal of sphenoid bone fx

A

transmits nerve of the pterygoid canal

54
Q

lateral pterygoid plate attachments

A

lateral and medial pterygoid mm.

55
Q

medial pterygoid plate

A

*

56
Q

Pterygoid hamulus of sphenoid bone fx

A

deflects the tendon of the tenosr palatini m.

57
Q

temporal surface of temporal bone attachment

A

temporalis m

58
Q

zygomatic proces of temporal bone attachments

A

messeter m

59
Q

mandibular fossa of temporal bone fx

A

articulates with TMJ disc

60
Q

petrotympanic fissure of temporal bone fx

A

transmits chorda tympani n.

61
Q

external acoustic meatus

A

*

62
Q

mastoid process attachments

A

SCM, splenius capitis and longissimus capitis mm

63
Q

sigmoid sulcus of temporal bone fx

A

houses sigmoid sinus

64
Q

anterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone

A

*

65
Q

trigeminal impression (cave) of temporal bone fx

A

houses trigeminal ganglion

66
Q

internal acoustic meatus fx

A

transmits facial and vestibulocochlear n

67
Q

carotid canal fx

A

transmits internal carotid a. and nerve

68
Q

jugular foramen fx

A

transmits IJV, glossopharyngeal n., vagus n., and accessory n.

69
Q

canaliculus for the tympanic nerve fx

A

transmits typanic nerve

70
Q

superior border of petrous part attachment

A

tentorium cerebelli

71
Q

groove for the superior petrosal sinus fx

A

houses the superior petrosal sinus

72
Q

tympanic part of temporal bone

A

*

73
Q

styloid process attachments

A

stylohyoid, stylopharyngeus, and styloglossus mm, and stylohyoid ligament

74
Q

stylomastoid foramen fx

A

transmits facial nerve

75
Q

superior temporal line of parietal bone attachement

A

temporalis m.

76
Q

groove for superior sagittal sinus of parietal bone fx

A

houses superior sagittal sinus

77
Q

supraciliary arch of frontal bone

A

*

78
Q

Supraorbital margin fx

A

transmits supraorbital n, a., and vein

79
Q

zygomatic process of frontal bone

A

*

80
Q

Groove for superior sagittal sinus of frontal bone fx

A

houses superior sagittal sinus

81
Q

fossa for lacrimal gland fx

A

houses lacrimal gland

82
Q

frontal sinus

A

*

83
Q

cribiform plate

A

*

84
Q

crista galli attachment

A

falx cerebelli

85
Q

cribiform foramina fx

A

transmits olfactory n

86
Q

perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone

A

*

87
Q

fossa for lacrimal sac on lacrimal bone fx

A

houses lacrimal sac

88
Q

lacrimal bone

A

*

89
Q

nasal bones

A

*

90
Q

vomer

A

*

91
Q

ala on vomer

A

*

92
Q

groove for nasopalatine n., a., and v.

A

*

93
Q

infraorbital foramen fx

A

transmits infraorbital n., a., and v.

94
Q

alveolar canals fx

A

transmits superior alveolar n., a., and vein

95
Q

infraorbial canal and groove fx

A

transmits infraorbital n., a., and v.

96
Q

greater palatine canal fx

A

transmits greater palatine n., a., and v

97
Q

nasolacrimal canal fx

A

transmits nasolacrimal duct

98
Q

maxillary sinus

A

*

99
Q

maxilla zygomatic process

A

*

100
Q

frontal process attachment

A

medial palpebral lig.

101
Q

aveolar process fx

A

houses roots of upper teeth

102
Q

horizontal plate of palatine bone

A

*

103
Q

perpendicular plate of palatine bone

A

*

104
Q

Greater palatine canal and foramen fx

A

transmits greater palatine n., a., and v

105
Q

lesser palatine canal and foramen fx

A

transmits lesser palatine n., a., and v

106
Q

sphenopalatine foramen fx

A

transmits sphenopalatine a and v and posterior superior nasal n

107
Q

orbital process

A

*

108
Q

lateral surface of zygomatic bone attachments

A

zygomaticus major and masseter mm.

109
Q

temporal surface of zygomatic bone

A

*

110
Q

orbital surface of of zygomatic bone

A

*

111
Q

frontal process of zygomatic bone

A

*

112
Q

maxillary process of zygomatic bone

A

*

113
Q

articular eminence of zygomatic bone

A

*

114
Q

articular tubercle of zygomatic bone

A

*

115
Q

postglenoid spine (tubercle)

A

*

116
Q

bregma

A

*

117
Q

lambda

A

*

118
Q

pterion

A

*

119
Q

coronal suture

A

*

120
Q

lambdoid suture

A

*

121
Q

sagittal suture

A

*

122
Q

superior facet for atlas fx

A

articulates w/ occiptial condyles

123
Q

inferior facet for atlas fx

A

articulates w/ axis

124
Q

groove for vertebral artery on atlas fx

A

houses vertebral a and v and suboccipital n

125
Q

superior facet for axis fx

A

articulates with atlas

126
Q

pedicle on axis

A

*

127
Q

vertebral notch on axis fx

A

tranmits C3 spinal nerve