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What is the purpose of the bones in the skull?
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To protect the brain and structures related to it.
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What are the soft spots in the skull of newborns called?
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fontanelles
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Frontal bone
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Cranial bone -- forms the forehead and sockets that contain the eyes
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Parietal bone
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Cranial bone -- forms the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium
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Temporal bone
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Cranial bone -- form the lower sides and base of the cranium. Each bone encloses an ear and contains a fossa joining with the mandible (lower jaw)
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Occipital bone
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Cranial bone -- forms the back and base of the skull.
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Sphenoid bone
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Cranial bone -- extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull.
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Ethmoid bone
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Cranial bone -- supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes.
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