0
What else can I help you with?
What extrinsic muscle of the tongue originates at the hyoid bon?
The extrinsic muscle of the tongue that originates at the hyoid bone is the hyoglossus muscle. It is responsible for depressing and retracting the tongue. The hyoglossus connects the hyoid bone to the lateral aspects of the tongue, playing a crucial role in tongue movement and positioning.
Single irregular bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor?
It is a sphenoid bone; single, irregular bat(a bird)-shape bone forming part of the CRANIAL Floor. Not many people think sphenoid bone being part of the cranial bone that is why they don't find any answer to this question. but Sphenoid bone is one of the cranial bone and can be found on the cranial floor when looking at the skull from its superior view.
What bone is the optic canal is found in?
sphenoid bone.
What is the site of the sella turcica?
The sella turcica is located on the sphenoid bone, specifically within the body of the sphenoid bone called the "hypophysial fossa" or "pituitary fossa." It is a saddle-shaped depression where the pituitary gland sits within the skull.
What muscle attached to a non moving bone?
The muscle that attaches to a non-moving bone is called the origin muscle. This muscle provides stability and support to the bone it is attached to, allowing other muscles to create movement around it. An example is the trapezius muscle, which originates from the base of the skull and attaches to the spine and shoulder blades.
What extrinsic muscle of the tongue originates at the hyoid bon?
The extrinsic muscle of the tongue that originates at the hyoid bone is the hyoglossus muscle. It is responsible for depressing and retracting the tongue. The hyoglossus connects the hyoid bone to the lateral aspects of the tongue, playing a crucial role in tongue movement and positioning.
What bone is butterfly shaped?
sphenoid bone
What muscle originates on the Occipital Bone and inserts on the Skin and muscle around the eye?
The occipitofrontalis muscle originates on the occipital bone and inserts on the skin and muscle around the eye. It is responsible for raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.
What is the ramus sphenoid?
it is the bone that you can touch behind the last molar and it is apart of the sphenoid bone better known as the ramus of the sphenoid.
What bone is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone?
Posterior means behind or toward the back -- so which bone is behind the ethmoid bone? The sphenoid bone (butterfly shaped one).The bone that is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone in the orbit is the sphenoid. Major paranasal sinuses are the ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, and maxillary sinuses.
Single irregular bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor?
It is a sphenoid bone; single, irregular bat(a bird)-shape bone forming part of the CRANIAL Floor. Not many people think sphenoid bone being part of the cranial bone that is why they don't find any answer to this question. but Sphenoid bone is one of the cranial bone and can be found on the cranial floor when looking at the skull from its superior view.
What bones don't touch sphenoid?
The sphenoid bone does not directly articulate with the frontal bone, zygomatic bone, or the mandible.
What are 4 bones containing paranasal sinuses?
The maxillae contain the maxillary sinuses, the ethmoid and sphenoid contain the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses, respectively. ****Maxilla is a facial bone, the three cranial bones that contain sinuses are ethmoid, sphenoid and frontal.
What bone has lesser or greater wings?
Sphenoid Bone
What bone is the optic canal is found in?
sphenoid bone.
What is that bone formation that the pituitary gland is resting in?
Sphenoid bone
What cranial bone articulates with all other cranial bones?
The Sphenoid (Sphenoidal Bone) this is why it is know as the keystone of the cranial floor *The sphenoid is not a facial bone, it is a cranial bone. There is no facial bone which 'articulates' with 'every other facial bone'. Articulation suggests jointed so sutures would make more sense & these sutures would be on all facial bones edges which knit them together
