Cranial bones "PEST OF 6":
Parietal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal
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Orbit: Bones of the Medial Wall
"My Little Eye Sits in the orbit."
Maxilla (frontal process)
Lacrimal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid (body)


Superior Orbital Fissure ( structures passing through):
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Lacrimal n.
Frontal n.
Trochlear n.
Lateral n.
Nasociliary n.
Internal n.
Abducens n.
Opthalmic v.
Sympathetic n.


Foramina of the Base of the Skull:
3 foramina of the anterior part (teeth and palate)

• Incisive fossa
• Greater palatine fossa
• Lesser palatine fossa

3 SMALL foramina of the middle part (Small Sized Opening)

• Sternomastoid foramen
• Foramen Spinosum
• Foramen ovale

3 LARGE foramina of the middle part (Laceration of artery and vein)

• Foramen lacerum
• Carotid canal
• Jugular foramen

3 foramina related to the occipital condyles

• Anterior condylar foramen
• Posterior condylar foramen
• Foramen Magnum

3 fissures of the base of the skull (one related to the eye, ear, mouth)

• Inferior orbital fissure
• Pterygo-maxillary fissure
• Squamo-tympanic fissure

Foramen Ovale Contents

OVALE

• Otic ganglion (just inferior)
• V3 cranial nerve
• Accessory meningeal artery
• Lesser petrosal nerve
• Emissary veins

Trigeminal Nerves ( where branches exit the skull) 

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• Superior orbital fissure is V1
• foramen Rotundum is V2
• foramen Ovale is V3

Foramen spinosum (location on base of skull):

   Foramen spinosum is adjacent to the spine of sphenoid

Scalp Layers:

SCALP (from superficial to deep)

Skin

Connective tissue

Aponeurosis

Loose areolar tissue

Pericranium

Scalp Nerve Supply:

GLASS

Greater occipital/ Greater auricular

Lesser occipital

Auriculotemporal

Supratrochlear

Supraorbital

Cranial Sutures

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• Lambdoid
• Coronal
• Sagittal

Facial Bones

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• Zygomatic
• Lacrimal
• Palatine
• Maxillary
• Vomer
• Nasal
• Inferior concha

Mastoid bone (muscle insertion):

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• Longissimus capitis
• Splenius capitis
• Sternomastoid

Vertebrae: number of facets a typical thoracic has:

Typical Thoracic has Ten Facets