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37 Cards in this Set
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what is the calvaria?
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the upper cranium
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what is the viscerocranium?
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the lower-anterior cranium
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which part of the cranium is the mandible?
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neither
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what is the anterior opening of the nasal cavity?
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the piriform aperture
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what do the nasal crests form?
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lower nasal septum and end as the anterior nasal spine and paired inferior nasal conchae
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what is the point of attachment on the mandible for muscles that depress the lower lip?
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the oblique line
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what bones come together at the pterion?
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frontal, parietal, sphenoid and temporal
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what is the clinical significance of the pterion?
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thin bone and overlies the anterior division of the middle meningeal artery
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list the parts of the temporal bone
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squamous, zygomatic process, tympanic, petrous, mastoid
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bones lying along the lamboid suture?
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sutural or wormian bones
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where does the posterior belly of the digastric attach?
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the mastoid notch
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what makes the calvaria bones unique?
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3 layers of bone-internal and external compact with spongy in the middle
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what is the diploe?
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the spongy bone in the calva
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where is the anterior base of the skull?
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teeth and hard palate
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where is the middle base of the skull?
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behind hard palate to foramen magnum
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where is the posterior base of the skull?
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foramen magnum to superior nuchal lines
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what is the intermaxillary suture?
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meeting of the palatine processes of the maxilla
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where do the maxilla and palatine bones meet?
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palatomaxillary suture
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what is the interpalatine suture?
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the meeting of the horizontal plates of the palatine bones
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where do the lesser palatine foramina lie?
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in the pyramidal processes of the palatine bones
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what does the vomer do?
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contributes to the formation of the bony nasal septum
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where are the pterygoid processes located?
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between the body and greater wings of the sphenoid bone
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where is the pterygoid canal located?
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anterior margin of the foramen lacerum
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what bone is the foramen lacerum in?
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temporal
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what bone are the foramen ovale and foramen spinosum in?
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sphenoid
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what bone is the scaphoid fossa in?
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sphenoid
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what is present on the basilar part of the occipital bone?
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pharyngeal tubercle
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what bone the stylomastoid foramen in?
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temporal
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what bone is the carotid canal in?
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temporal
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what bone is the hypoglossal canal in?
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occipital
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where is the petrous part of the temporal bone located?
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between the greater wing of the sphenoid and the basilar part of the occipital
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what foramen has boundaries from the temporal, sphenoid and occipital bones?
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lacerum
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what is the articular tubercle?
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downward projection of the mandibular fossa
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where is the squamous part of the occipital bone?
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behind the foramen magnum
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what part of the occipital bone articulates with the atlas?
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occipital condyles
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where is the hypoglossal canal in relation to the occipital condyle?
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anterior and superior
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what forms the jugular foramen?
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the jugular notches of the temporal and occipital bones
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