Head — Flashcards

Evagination of the _____ layer of the tentorium cerebelli at the petrous apex is called Meckel's cave.

Hint: upper/lower

The ciliary body derives its blood supply from the _____ artery and anterior ciliary arteries, which form the major arterial circle at the root of the iris.

The angle between the sigmoid sinus plate and tegmen/dural plate is called _____ angle or Citellis angle.

All muscles of mastication cause _____ of the jaw except: Temporalis

_____ is an H shaped sutural junction between four bones of the skull:Frontal boneSquamous part of the temporal boneGreater wing of sphenoid boneParietal bone.

_____ movements of the jaw take place in the joint space below the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint.

Base of the maxillary sinus is towards _____ and apex is directed laterally into the zygomatic process

The _____ artery is divided into three parts by the lateral pterygoid muscle.

Nasolacrimal duct runs _____wards, backwards, and laterally from the lacrimal sac and opens into the inferior meatus.

Foramen of the skull:Structures passing through _____ include: MENMiddle meningeal arteryPosterior trunk of Middle meningeal veinNervus spinosus - Meningeal branch of the Mandibular nerve