#cranialfossa

Cranial Fossa of base of Skull #skull #cranialfossa #brain #neurology #neuroscience #nerve #usmle #anatomy #physiology #pathology #mbbs #md #medicine #medlife #usmlestep1 #usmlestep2 #doctor #doctordconline #nhs #nurse #nursing #doctor #doctordconline #medschool #medstudent @doctordconline #amc #plab

💀 Mnemonic & overview of the Skull! @rev.med Easy to follow with colors & locations ✌🏽⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 👀 Share this page with your classmates and friends so they can benefit! ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 📍Diagram location: A transverse section with a superior view of the skull.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ✅ Mnemonic ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ PEST OF ⁣⁣⁣6 ⁣⁣⁣ P: Parietal, E: Ethmoid, S: Sphenoid, ⁣⁣⁣ T: Temporal, O: Occipital, F: Frontal⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣✅ The Main Bones⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Parietal bones are connected and make up part of the roof and sides of the skull. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Attachment of the two bones form the sagittal suture ⁣@rev.med⁣⁣⁣ *In the front, the parietal bones form the coronal suture with the frontal bone⁣⁣⁣⁣ *In the rear, the lambdoid suture is formed by the occipital bone⁣⁣⁣⁣ *The squamosal suture separates the parietal and temporal bones⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Ethmoid bone is a small bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. Located at the roof of the nose and between the two orbits.⁣  ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Sphenoid bone is in the middle of the skull towards the front and forms the rear of the orbit. Its the butterfly of the skull, because of its wing-like processes. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Divided into several parts⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Body of the bone⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Two greater wings, two lesser wings⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Pterygoid processes⁣ @rev.med⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Temporal bones are on the sides, lateral to the temporal lobes of the brain. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Consist of four regions⁣⁣⁣⁣ *squamous, mastoid, petrous and tympanic regions ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Occipital bone forms the base of the skull at the rear of the cranium. It joins forces with the first vertebra of the spinal cord and also contains the foramen magnum.⁣  ⁣⁣⁣ Frontal bone forms the front of the skull and is divided into three parts⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Squamous⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Orbital⁣⁣⁣⁣ *Nasal⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ @rev.med⁣⁣⁣ @rev.med⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #cranialfossa #REVMED #REVupyourbrain #REVmedicine https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHkueOHXXp/?utm_medium=tumblr