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12 Cards in this Set
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Processes of the maxilla that are visible anteriorly |
Body of maxilla AND Frontal, zygomatic and alveolar processes |
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What does the palatine process of the maxilla form? |
Part of the hard palate |
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What does the orbital plate form? |
Part of the floor of the orbit |
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What are the alveolar canals? |
Tiny openings on the infra temporal surface for the posterior superior alveolar nerves to innervate the posterior maxillary teeth |
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What is the maxillary tuberosity? |
It is a bony process posterior to the third molar |
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What is the anterior nasal spine? |
It is anterior to the vomer |
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What is the canine eminence? |
An elevation on the maxilla corresponding to the root and socket of the canine tooth |
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What is the canine fossa |
Depression on the maxilla, proximal to the vertical canine eminence |
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Function and location of the infraorbital groove |
The groove is for the passage of the infraorbital nerve and vessels. Lies deep to the infraorbital foramen |
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Function and location of the infraorbital foramen |
Opens into the maxillary bone, for the infraorbital artery, vein and nerve to pass. Infraorbital nerve is a maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve |
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What is the function of the maxillary sinus, and what nerves/ arteries pass through here? |
The posterior superior alveolar nerve and artery, infraorbital nerve and infraorbital artery |
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What is a facial buttress? |
They are formed by maxillary and zygomatic and bones and their strong attachments to one another. |
