24 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSES 



the neck; the dorsal with the chest or thorax; the lumbar 

 with the abdomen; the sacral with the pelvis. 



The nurse should carefully study the several illustra- 

 tions in order fully to understand the shape of the seg- 

 ments that form the spine, as each has important con- 

 nections. 



The physician will frequently direct that a nurse apply 

 a blister or a hot application to one of the several regions, 

 and she must, therefore, be well informed in this respect 

 in order that his directions may be intelligently carried 



out. 



THE SKULL 



The skull is considered as an expansion of the vertebral 

 column. It is the bony framework of the head, and con- 

 tains a cavity for the reception of the brain, vessels, nerves, 

 and membranes. The bones of the skull are divided into 

 two classes the cranial consisting of 8 bones, and the 

 facial consisting of 14 bones. The nurse should be famil- 

 iar with the names and location of these bones, in order 

 that she may be able to describe to the physician the exact 

 location of pain, and, in surgical cases, to make accurate 

 records during the physician's absence. The following 

 bones enter into the formation of the skull : 



C i occipital. 

 2 parietal. 



Bones of the cranium 



Bones of the face : 



2 palate 



1 frontal. 



2 temporal. 

 i sphenoid. 



1 ethmoid. 



f 2 nasal. 



2 superior maxillary. 

 2 lacrimal. 



2 malar. 



2 inferior turbinated. 



I vomer. 



I inferior maxillary. 



