Overview
Welcome to Module 4.
Upon successful completion of these subjects in this module, students learn about:
- Introduction to head and neck
- Bones of the head and neck
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
- 4.1 Identify key terms associated with the head and neck.
- 4.2 Anatomic position and nomenclature
- Superior and inferior
- Anterior and posterior
- Median, lateral, superficial and deep
- 4.3 Directional terms:
- Superior and inferior
- Anterior and posterior
- Median, lateral, superficial and deep
- 4.4 Regions of the head:
- Frontal and parietal
- Orbital, oral, infraorbital and nasal
- zygomatic, buccal and mental
- 4.5 Terminology of osseous anatomy
- Holes
- Projections
- Miscellaneous
- 4.6 Cranial bones:
- Frontal, parietal and occipital
- Temporal
- Sphenoid and ethmoid
- 4.7 Facial bones:
- Zygomatic, nasal and lacrimal
- Inferior conchae, palatine and volmer
- Maxilla
- Mandible
- 4.8 Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
- 4.9 TMJ Movement
Key Terms
Keys terms are essential when going through this module. Key terms will be listed on the next page, and whenever terms are first introduced in the module, they will be bolded and can be clicked on to view the definition of the term.
