Label The Features Of The Floor Of The Cranial Cavity

Identify the numbered bones and features of the skulls indicated in figures 14 8 14 9 14 10 and 14 11.

Label the features of the floor of the cranial cavity.

Note that the skull. Start studying floor of cranial cavity. Figure 13 4 label the bones and features of the floor of the cranial cavity. The ethmoid bone which from the outside is only.

If the line lacks the word bone label the particular feature. An interactive quiz covering cranial floor bones through multiple choice questions and featuring the iconic gbs illustrations. The floor of the cranial cavity increases in depth from front to back and is divided into three cranial fossae. Figure 14 9 identify the bones and features indicated on this lateral view of the skull using the terms.

The pituitary gland is also found in this cavity. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. The posterior free border of the lesser wing of the sphenoid sphenoidal ridge in front and the sharp superior border of the petrous temporal bone petrous ridge behind. A small area of the ethmoid bone consisting of the crista galli and cribriform plates is located at the midline of this fossa.

Figure 13 4 label the bones and features of the floor of the cranial cavity. The gland secretes different fluids that are important for the functioning of the different parts of the body. Superior orbital fissure supraorbital foramen 8. The cranial cavity anatomy contains a total of eight cranial bones that are blended together to form this area.

The cranial cavity is located inside the skull. E xamine the fetal skull fig. The anterior cranial fossa is located between the frontal bone and lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. Label the specific bony features in the superior view of the cranial cavity anterior clinoid process crista galli crista galli posterior clinoid process posterior cranial fossa anterior cranial fossa foramen lacerum middle cranial fossa foramen magnum.

The cranium skull is the skeletal structure of the head that supports the face and protects the brain it is subdivided into the facial bones and the brain case or cranial vault figure 1 the facial bones underlie the facial structures form the nasal cavity enclose the eyeballs and support the teeth of the upper and lower jaws. The sphenoid bone from the outside appears to contribute to only a small portion of the cranium but when the parietal bones are removed and the interior of the cranial cavity where the brain would be housed is viewed you can see the butterfly like shape of the sphenoid bone makes a large contribution to the floor of the cranial cavity.