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56 Cards in this Set
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Alveolar process of mandible |
contains socket in which teeth lie lower jaw |
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Alveolar process of maxilla |
contains socket in which teeth lie upper jaw |
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Atlas |
C1 vertebrae |
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Axis |
C2 vertebrae |
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Body (centrum) |
round central protion of vertebrae, anterior in vertebral column |
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Carotid Canal |
Opening for internal carotid artery to pass into cranial cavity |
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Coronal Surture |
Parietal bone w frontal bone |
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Coronoid process |
anterior portion of ramus of mandible |
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Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone with olfactory foramina |
bony plate lateral to crista galli |
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crista galli |
vertical projection in ethmoid bone for duramater attachment |
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coccyx |
human tail bone |
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dens (odontoid process) |
large vertical process in C2 |
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ethmoid bone |
irregular shaped anterior to sphenoid |
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external acoustic meatus |
canal leading to ear drum and middle ear |
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external occipital protuberance |
midline prominence posterior to formen magnum |
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fontanelles of fetal skull |
covered by fiborous membrane |
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foramen magnum |
large opening in the base of occipital |
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frontal bone |
anterior portion of cranium |
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greater wing of sphenoid bone |
anterior to temporal bone, forms part of the eye orbits |
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hyoid bone |
located in throat above larynx, does not articulate with any other bone |
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hypoglossal canal |
opening medial and superior occipital condyle for nerve to pass |
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inferior nasal concha |
thin curved bone in nasal cavity |
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jugular notch |
concave upper border of sternum |
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lacrimal bone |
medial wall of orbit |
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lambdoib suture |
occipital and parietal bones |
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lesser wing of sphenoid bone
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bat shaped anterior to sella turcia |
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lumbar vertebrae |
5 in number |
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mandible |
lower jaw bone |
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mandibular foramen |
prominent foramen in mandible, dentist inject novocain |
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manubrium |
superior most portion of sternum |
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mastoid process of temporal bone |
rough palpable portion posterior to external acoustic meatus |
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maxilla |
upper jaw |
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mental foramen |
prominent opening in body of mandible |
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nasal bones |
forms bridge of nose |
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occipital bone |
most posterior bone of cranium |
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occipital condyle |
round projection lateral to foramen magnum |
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optic canals |
opening in lesser wing of sphenoid |
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palatine bone |
form part of hard palate |
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parietal bones |
forms side of cranium |
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ribs |
true 1-7, false 8-12, floating 11 and 12. |
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sacrum |
formed fusion of 5 vertebrae |
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sagittal surture |
articulation of parietal bones |
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sella turcica of sphenoid bone |
holds pituary gland |
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sphenoid |
bat shaped, keystone bone of cranium as articulates with all other cranial bones |
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spinous process |
single medial projection from vertebral arch |
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sternum |
flat bone attached to first seven pairs of ribs |
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sternal angle |
articulation of manubrium and body of sternum, level of second rib |
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styloid process of temporal bone
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needle shaped inferior to external acoustic meatus |
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superior orbital fissure |
jagged opening in orbits for nerves 3,4,5,6 to pass |
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temporal bones |
lateral part of skull |
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thoracic vertebrae |
12 in number |
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transverse foramen |
only in cervical vertebra for vertebral arteries to pass to brain |
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vertebral (spinal) foramen |
passageway for spinal cord |
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vomer |
bladeshaped in nasal cavity |
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xiphoid process |
inferior end of sternum, at fifth intercoastals space |
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zygomatic bone |
lateral to maxilla, forms cheek bone |
