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Sutures Flashcards

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1
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What are suture

A

fibrous joints

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Coronal suture

A

between frontal & parietal

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3
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Sagittal suture

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connects parietal bones

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4
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Lambdoid suture

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between occipital and parietal

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5
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Squamous suture

A

between parietal and temporal

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6
Q

Name 4 small suture

A

sphenoparietal
sphenosquamous
parietalmastial
occipitomastoid

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7
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Nasion

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point where nasal bones meet the frontal bone

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Asterion

A

posterior point where squamous and lambdoid sutures meet

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9
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Terion

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squamous, coronal & spheno sutures meet

posterior to zygomatic zone

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10
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Why can blows to the Terion cause death

A

thinnest region of the skull
middle meningeal artery lies on interior side
blows rapture artery -> blood on brain

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