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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
supraorbital foramen
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access for blood vessels and nerve
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sagital suture
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separates right and left parietal
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coronal suture
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separates front and back of skull
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foramen magnum
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opening for spinal chord
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occipital condyles
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joins with the atlas (1st cervical vertebra)
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external auditory meatus
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opening for ear canal
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mandibular fossae
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depression part of temporal mandibular joints (TMJ)
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mastoid process
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attachment for neck muscle
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styloid process
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attachment for ligaments to hyoid bone
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zygomatic process
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forms cheek
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sella turcica
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pocket for pituitary gland
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cribriform plates
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olfactory receptors pass through holes
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perpendicular plate
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superior half of nasal septum
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superior nasal concha
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covered with mucus membranes to moisten and warm air
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middle nasal concha
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covered with mucus membranes to moisten and warm air
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crista galli
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brain membrane anchor here cocks comb
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palatine process
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forms hard palate; if doesn't close you have cleft palate
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alveolar arch
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contains teeth sockets
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temporal process
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helps form zygomatic arch
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zygomatic arch
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big cheekbone
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lacrimal bones
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tear ducts
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nasal bones
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bridge of nose
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vomer bone
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bottom 1/2 of nasal septum
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inferior nasal conchae
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covered with mucus membrane, develops itself
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mandible condyle
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lower jaw
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coronoid process
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forms TMJ with mandibular fossa (depression) muscle attachment (chewing)
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alveolar arch
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teeth sockets
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mental foramen
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hole for blood and nerves
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