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15 Cards in this Set
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Nasal bones
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meet at midline and form part of the bridge of the nose
mostly cartilage |
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Maxillae
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articates with every facial bone except mandible
forms floor of orbital |
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Infraorbital foramen
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an opening to the maxillae inferior to the orbit
infraorbital nerves and vessels passes through here |
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Alveolar processes
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an arch that contains the alveoli(sockets) for the upper teeth
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Palatine process
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It forms hard palate by this and horizontal plate of the palatine bone
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Maxillary sinuses
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empities into nasal cavity
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Temporal process
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projects posteriorly
articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal to form the zygomatic arch |
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Body
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curved, horizontal portion of the mandible
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Ramus
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two perpendicular portions of the mandible
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Angle
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Where each ramus meets with the body of the mandible
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Condylar process
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Post. to ramus
articulates with the mandible fossa and articulates with the tuberlce of the temporal bone to form temporomandible joint |
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Mandibular notch
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a depression btwn. the coronoid and condylar processes
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Alveolar process
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an arch containing the alveoli for the mandibular (lower) teeth
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Mental Foramen
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inferior to the second premolar tooth.
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Mandibular foramen
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Medial surface of each ramus
often used to inject anethetics |
