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What are 4 functions of the skull?
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Protects the brain and sensory organs of the head
Provides openings for food and air into the body Houses the jaw therefore allows mastication |
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How do most of the bones of the skull develop?
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Intramembranously
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How do the irregular bones underneath the cranium develop?
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Endochondrally
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Name 3 joints in the skull
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Temporomandibular joint
Mandibular symphysis Cartilaginous joint between hyoid apparatus and temporal bone Sutures |
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What is a dolichocephalic breed?
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Long and narrow head
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What is a brachycephalic breed?
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Facial part short
Cranial part wide and globular |
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What problem can dolicocephalicism cause?
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Brachygnathism (underbite)
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What problem can brachycephalicism cause?
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Prognathism (overbite)
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What is the name for having an intermediate head length?
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Mesocephalic
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