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Unit III: Head and Neck > Bony Landmarks and Functions > Flashcards

Bony Landmarks and Functions Flashcards

1
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Mental Foramen

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Mental artery, nerve and vein

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Submandibular fossa

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Submandibular gland

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Sublingual fossa

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Sublingual gland

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4
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Mylohyoid groove

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Mylohyoid nerve

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5
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Mandibular foramen

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Inferior alveolar artery, nerve and vein

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Mandibular notch

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Transmits nerve and artery to the Masseter muscle

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Foramen magnum

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Transmits spinal cord, vertebral artery and vein and accessory nerve

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Hypoglossal canal

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Transmits hypoglossal nerve

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Jugular notch and foramen

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Transmits the internal jugular v, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, and accessory nerve

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Sulcus chiasmatis

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Houses the optic chiasm

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Optic canal

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Transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery

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Hypophyseal fossa

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Houses the pituitary

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13
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Carotid groove

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Houses internal carotid artery and carotid nerve

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Foramen Rotundum

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Transmits the maxillary nerve

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Foramen Ovale

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Transmits the mandibular nerve and accessory meningeal artery

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Foramen Spinosum

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Transmits the middle meningeal artery and the meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve

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Superior Orbital Fissure

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Transmits the ophthalmic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, abducens nerve and ophthalmic vein

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Pterygoid canal

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Transmits the nerve of the pterygoid canal

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Petrotympanic fissure

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Transmits chorda tympani nerve

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Occipital groove

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Houses occipital artery

21
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Trigeminal impression

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Houses trigeminal ganglion

22
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Hiatus and groove for Greater Petrosal

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Transmits greater petrosal nerve

23
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Hiatus and groove for Lesser Petrosal

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Transmits lesser petrosal nerve

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Internal auditory meatus

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Transmits facial and vestibulocochlear nerve

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Carotid Canal

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Transmits internal carotid artery and carotid nerve

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Jugular fossa

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Transmits the internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve and accessory nerve

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Tympanic Canaliculus

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Transmits the tympanic nerve

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Stylomastoid foramen

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Transmits Facial nerve

29
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Supraorbital notch or foramen

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Transmits supraorbital nerve, artery and vein

30
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Fossa for the lacrimal gland

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Houses the lacrimal gland

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Anterior Ethmoidal Foramen

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Transmits the anterior ethmoidal nerve, artery and vein

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Posterior Ethmoidal Foramen

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Transmits the posterior ethmoidal nerve, artery and vein

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Olfactory foramina

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Transmit the olfactory nerve

34
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Infraorbital foramen

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Transmits the infraorbital nerve, artery and vein

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Greater palatine canal and foramen

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Transmits greater palatine nerve, artery and vein

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Alveolar process

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Houses roots of upper teeth

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Incisive Foss

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Transmits nasopalatine nerve and artery, greater palatine artery

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Lesser palatine canal and foramen

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Transmits the lesser palatine nerve, artery and vein

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Sphenopalatine foramen

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Transmits the sphenopalatine artery and vein, and the posterior superior nasal nerve

40
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Inferior orbital fissure

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Transmits the zygomatic nerve

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Pterygomaxillary fissure

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Transmits the posterior superior alveolar nerve, and the infraorbital, sphenopalatine and greater palatine artery and vein

42
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Transverse Foramen

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Transmits vertebral artery and vein

Unit III: Head and Neck (3 decks)

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