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14 Cards in this Set
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roof of the brain case
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calvaria
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lines of bone fusion
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sutures
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number of bones in adult skull
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23 (22 fused, 1 mandible)
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highly infolded, superior portion of brain
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cerebrum
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divides cerebrum into right and left cerebral hemispheres
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longitudinal cerebral fissure
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four lobes of each cerebral hemisphere
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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
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separates frontal and parietal lobes
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central sulcus
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central core of brain; covered & surrounded by cerebrum
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dicencephalon
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continuous superiorly with diencephalon & inferiorly with spinal cord at foramen magnum
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brain stem
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Located inferior to occipital lobes of cerebrum.
Attached to posterior aspect of brain stem. |
Cerebellum
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three fossae of brain case
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anterior, middle, & posterior cranial fossae
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Shallowest of cranial fossae.
1. from frontal bone to lesser wings of sphenoid bone 2. overlies orbits 3. divided at midline by crista galli and cribriform plates of ethmoid bone 4. contains frontal loves of cerebrum |
Anterior Cranial Fossa
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1. From lesser wings of sphenoid bones to petrous ridge
2. divided at midline by sella turcica 3. Contains temporal lobes of cerebrum |
Middle Cranial Fossa
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Deepest cranial fossae
1. from petrous ridge to occipital bone 2. divided at midline by foramen magnum 2. contains cerebellum |
Posterior Cranial Fossa
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