Calvaria aka skull cap
What is another word for the cranial vault?
Forearm
What does antebrachium mean?
22
How many bones are in the skull?
Sutures
The bones of the skull are joined together by what?
14
How many facial bones are there?
Vomer and mandible
All facial bones are paired except for which two?
8
How many cranial bones are there?
When does the anterior fontanelle close? 18-24 months (2 years)
When does the anterior fontanelle close?
Bregma
What does the anterior fontanelle become?
Bregma
What is the point where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet?
2 months
When does the posterior fontanelle close?
Lambda
What does the posterior fontanelle become?
Lambda
What is the point where the lambdoidal suture and the sagittal suture meet?
3 months
When does the anterolateral fontanelle close?
Sphenoidal
What is another name for the anterolateral fontanelle?
Pterion
What does the anterolateral (sphenoidal) fontanelle become?
Pterion
When the coronal suture and squamous suture meet, what does this make?
1 year
,When does the posterolateral fontanelle close?
Mastoid
What is another name for posterolateral fontanelle?
Asterion
What does the posterolateral or mastoid fontanelle become?
Asterion
When the lambdoidal suture and squamous suture meet, what does this make?
P-posterior- 2 months
AL-anterolateral- 3 months
PL- posterolateral- 1 year
A- Anterior- 2 years (18-24 months)
What does PALPLA stand for? What are the times associated with each letter?
Bregma at the top, Lamda at the bottom of the image
What are these two sutures in an adult?
Peterson (left) Asterion (right)
Name the 2 circled areas?
Going top to bottom
-coronal
-sagittal
-lambdoidal
Name the sutures
Connects Bregma to Lambda
Located between the parietal bones
, Connects Pterion to pterion
Located between frontal and parietal
Connects asterion to asterion
Located between parietal and occipital
Connects pterion to asterion
Located between parietal and temporal
Connects anterior fontanelle to glabella
Located betweeen frontal bones
206
How many bones are in the human body?
Flat
What does squama mean?
Hairlike
What does cilia refer to?
Mesophryon, antinion, intercilium
What are the three terms for glabella?
Supracilliary ridge
What is another word for the cranial vault?
Forearm
What does antebrachium mean?
22
How many bones are in the skull?
Sutures
The bones of the skull are joined together by what?
14
How many facial bones are there?
Vomer and mandible
All facial bones are paired except for which two?
8
How many cranial bones are there?
When does the anterior fontanelle close? 18-24 months (2 years)
When does the anterior fontanelle close?
Bregma
What does the anterior fontanelle become?
Bregma
What is the point where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet?
2 months
When does the posterior fontanelle close?
Lambda
What does the posterior fontanelle become?
Lambda
What is the point where the lambdoidal suture and the sagittal suture meet?
3 months
When does the anterolateral fontanelle close?
Sphenoidal
What is another name for the anterolateral fontanelle?
Pterion
What does the anterolateral (sphenoidal) fontanelle become?
Pterion
When the coronal suture and squamous suture meet, what does this make?
1 year
,When does the posterolateral fontanelle close?
Mastoid
What is another name for posterolateral fontanelle?
Asterion
What does the posterolateral or mastoid fontanelle become?
Asterion
When the lambdoidal suture and squamous suture meet, what does this make?
P-posterior- 2 months
AL-anterolateral- 3 months
PL- posterolateral- 1 year
A- Anterior- 2 years (18-24 months)
What does PALPLA stand for? What are the times associated with each letter?
Bregma at the top, Lamda at the bottom of the image
What are these two sutures in an adult?
Peterson (left) Asterion (right)
Name the 2 circled areas?
Going top to bottom
-coronal
-sagittal
-lambdoidal
Name the sutures
Connects Bregma to Lambda
Located between the parietal bones
, Connects Pterion to pterion
Located between frontal and parietal
Connects asterion to asterion
Located between parietal and occipital
Connects pterion to asterion
Located between parietal and temporal
Connects anterior fontanelle to glabella
Located betweeen frontal bones
206
How many bones are in the human body?
Flat
What does squama mean?
Hairlike
What does cilia refer to?
Mesophryon, antinion, intercilium
What are the three terms for glabella?
Supracilliary ridge
