Head — Flashcards

The _____ turbinate(s) articulate with the maxillary bone

The middle ear cleft is made of _____, mastoid air cells and the eustachean tube

Facial vein is valveless and connects to the _____ through the inferior ophthalmic vein and deep facial vein

Foramen of the skull:The _____ nerve and greater petrosal nerve join to form the vidian nerve that passes through the pterygoid canal (present in the floor of sphenoid bone) and end at the pterygopalatine ganglion

_____ is a two-dimensional space bounded by bulla ethmoidalis above and uncinate process of ethmoid bone below

Lower tonsillar fossa is related to the _____ process and the glossopharyngeal nerve

_____ is a gap present between the base of the skull and the upper border of superior constrictor muscle.

Ligament of _____ is attachment of the vitreous to the posterior capsule of the lens.

The height of the upper tarsal plate is about _____ mm and that of the lower tarsal plate is 4 mm.

Venous drainage of the face and scalp:The _____ division of the retromandibular vein joins the facial vein to form the common facial vein, which drains into the internal jugular vein.