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Skull Vault, Cranial Cavity and Meninges 1
What does the cranial cavity contain,
What kind of bones surround the c...,
What kind of bones surround the c...
50  cards
Skull Vault, Cranial Cavity and Meninges 2
Describe the appearance of the sp...,
What part of the sphenoid bone ho...,
What does the pituitary fossa hav...
50  cards
Skull Vault, Cranial Cavity and Meninges 3
How do venous sinuses communicate...,
What is the function of diploic f...,
Where is the superior sagittal si...
50  cards
Skull Vault, Cranial Cavity and Meninges 4
What artery are the vertebral art...,
Describe the path of the vertebra...,
What happens to the vertebral art...
42  cards
The Orbit and Eye - 1
Which 2 holes lie within the sphe...,
What is the roof of the orbital c...,
On the lateral side what is the w...
100  cards
The Orbit and Eye - 2
When do we get contraction of the...,
When focusing on closer objects a...,
What do you notice about contract...
100  cards
The Orbit and Eye - 3
What do branches of the opthalmic...,
What do the anterior and posterio...,
What is the most important branch...
26  cards
The Ear 1
What does the external ear consis...,
What kind of framework does most ...,
What is the surface of the auricl...
101  cards
The Ear 2
How do vibration of the perilymph...,
What is the path of the vibration...,
What is the fenestrae cochleae cl...
97  cards
Summary and Revision of the Intracranial Region, Orbit, Eye and Ear
What is the 1st cranial nerve,
What is the 2nd cranial nerve,
What is the 3rd cranial nerve
78  cards
Neurovascular Structures of the Neck 1
What can think of the neck as,
The upper parts of which passagew...,
What direction do arterial and ve...
101  cards
Neurovascular Structures in the Neck 2
What structures does the vagus fo...,
What is the great neurovascular b...,
How does the vagus nerve enter th...
88  cards
The Larynx 1
What is the larynx,
Aside from its protective role wh...,
What happens if the protective ro...
100  cards
The Larynx 2
What is the vocalis,
What can the vocalis do,
Which muscle fibres are responsib...
55  cards
The Pharynx 1
To see the upper part of the phar...,
What is the pharynx,
Where do the upper fibres of the ...
51  cards
The Pharynx 2
Where is the stylohyoid ligament ...,
Where does the stylohyoid ligamen...,
What is the interior of the phary...
50  cards
The Pharynx 3
What is the laryngeal part of the...,
What is the pharyngeal plexus com...,
Where is the pharyngeal plexus
13  cards
Superficial Structures of the Neck 1
Where does the first pair of cerv...,
How do the 7 remaining cervical v...,
What happens to the spinal nerve ...
50  cards
Superficial Structures of the Neck 2
Which blood vessels do fibres fro...,
What blood vessels do fibres from...,
What blood vessels do fibres from...
50  cards
Superficial Structures of the Neck 3
Where do strap muscles get their ...,
Which upper cervical ventral rami...,
What do fibres from c1 leave the ...
50  cards
Superficial Structures of the Neck 4
What does the retromandibular vei...,
How does the posterior branch of ...,
What does the external jugular ve...
29  cards
Summary and Revision of the Pharynx, Larynx and Neck
What is the name of the 9th crani...,
How does the glossopharyngeal ner...,
How many sensory ganglia does the...
49  cards
The Nose and Paranasal Air Sinuses 1
What part of the skull does the m...,
Describe the strength of the maxilla,
What is the large air sinus in th...
50  cards
The Nose and Paranasal Air Sinuses 2
In the lateral wall of the nasal ...,
Above the opening in the lateral ...,
What does the cribriform plate form
50  cards
The Nose and Paranasal Air Sinuses 3
What is the path of the maxillary...,
What is unique about the mandibul...,
What is the path of the mandibula...
50  cards
The Nose and Paranasal Air Sinuses 4
Where does the anterior ethmoidal...,
What is the first cranial nerve,
What do the olfactory rootlets carry
25  cards
The Infratemporal and Temporal Fossa 1
What is the mandible,
What does the mandible have 2 of,
What do the 2 mandibular condyles...
50  cards
The Infratemporal and Temporal Fossa 2
How many nerves pass through the ...,
How does the mandibular nerve,
What type of fibres does the infr...
50  cards
The Infratemporal and Temporal Fossa 3
What is the function of parasympa...,
Other than parasympathetic fibres...,
What happens to the external caro...
50  cards
The Infratemporal and Temporal Fossa 4
How do the medial pterygoid muscl...,
What usually happens when we chew,
Why do we only chew on one side a...
41  cards
The Mouth and Face 1
What is the front of the hard pal...,
What is the back of the palate re...,
What does the palate form a parti...
50  cards
The Mouth and Face 2
How many muscles run into the flo...,
How does the posterior belly of t...,
How does the posterior belly of t...
50  cards
The Mouth and Face 3
How does the hypoglossal nerve ga...,
What happens to the hypoglossal n...,
Which muscle does the hypoglossus...
50  cards
The Mouth and Face 4
Describe the fungiform papillae,
Describe the filiform papillae,
Describe the foliate papillae
50  cards
The Mouth and Face 5
What does the facial nerve lie su...,
What are the terminal branches of...,
What does the cervical branch of ...
35  cards
Summary and Revision of the Infratemporal Fossa, Nose, Mouth and Face
Where does the second division of...,
Where is the maxillary nerve a se...,
What are the branches of the
29  cards

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