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20 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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The Zygomatic bones?
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Cheekbones
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Name the Sutures
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Coronal
Sagittal Lamboidal Squamousal |
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Name the Cranial Bones
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8 Bones
Frontal, 2 Parietal, 2 Temporal, Sphenoid Ethmoid, Occipital |
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Which Bone articulates with all the other cranial bones?
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Sphenoid
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Which bone contains the auditory meatus?
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Temporal
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What bone creates the forehead?
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Frontal
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Which cranial bones are in pairs?
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Temporal , Parietal
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Where is the mastoid process?
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Behind the ear----included in the temporal bone.
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What bone makes up the poserior portion of the roof of the mouth?
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Palatine
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Which is the strongest bone in the face?
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Mandible
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What bones make up the bridge of the nose?
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Nasal Bones
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What is the upper jaw bone?
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maxillary bones
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Which bone is shaped like a bat or butterfly?
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Sphenoid
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What is the purpose of the sinuses?
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They lighten the weight of the skull.
A resonating chamber for the voice. Drainage of fluids from the skull. |
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The soft spots on an infants head are called?
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Fontanels
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The opening in the base of the occipital bone where the spinal cord exit is
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Foramen magnum
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The sockets or spaces in the mandible and maxillae where teeth are anchored are called what?
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Alveoli
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The only moveable joint of the skull is the
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Temporal-Mandibular Joint TMJ
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The tear bones and smallest bones of the face?
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Lacrimal bones
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What condition exists when the maxillary bones do not fuse before birth?
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Cleft palate
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