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38 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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frontal |
forehead bone |
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zygomatic
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cheekbone |
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mandible
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lower jaw |
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nasal |
bridge of nose
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palatine
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posterior bones of the hard palate |
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parietal
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much of the lateral and superior cranium |
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occipital
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most posterior part of the cranium |
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sphenoid
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single; irregular, bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial base
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lacrimal
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tiny bones bearing tear ducts
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maxilla
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anterior part of the hard palate |
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ethmoid
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superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its priojections |
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temporal
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site of mastoid process |
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sphenoid
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site of sella turcica |
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ethmoid
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site of cribriform plate |
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mandible
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site of mental foramen |
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temporal
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site of styloid processes |
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ethmoid, frontal, maxilla, sphenoid
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four bones containing paranasal sinuses |
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occipital
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condyles here articulate with the atlas |
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occipital
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foramen magnum contain here |
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hyoid
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small U-shaped bone in neck, where many tongue muscles attach |
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temporal
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organ of hearing found here |
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ethmoid, vomer
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2 bones that form the nasal septum |
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ethmoid
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bears an upward protrusion, the "cock comb" or crista galli |
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manible, maxilla
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contain sockets that bear teeth |
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inferior nasal concha
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forms the most inferior turbinate |
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cervical vertebra - typical |
vertebral type containing foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain |
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axis
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dens here provides a pivot for rotation of the first cervical vertebra (C1) |
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thoracic vertebra
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transverse processes faceted for articulation with ribs; spinous process pointing sharply downward |
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sacrum
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composite bone; articulates with the hip bone laterally |
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lumbar vertebra
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massive vertebrae; weight -sustaining |
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coccyx
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"tail-bone"; vestigial fused vertebrae |
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atlas
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supports head; allows a rocking motion in conjunction with the occipital condyles |
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vertebral foremen
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cavity enclosing the spinal cord |
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body
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weight-bearing portion of the vertebra |
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spinous process, transverse process
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provide levers against which muscles pull |
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body, transverse process
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provide articulation point for the ribs |
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intervertebral foramina |
openings providing for exit of spinal nerves |
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body, vertebral arch
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structures that form an enclosure for the spinal cord |
