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57 Cards in this Set
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Frontal sinus In frontal bone |
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Supraorbital foramen In frontal bone |
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Frontal bone |
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Parietal bones |
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Zygomatic process Temporal bone |
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Mandibular fossa Where the mandible attaches Temporal bone |
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External Auditory Meatus Passage for sound vibrations into mid. ear Temporal bone |
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Mastoid process Point inferiorly Temporal bone |
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Styloid process "needle-like" projections" Temporal bone |
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Foramen magnum For the passage of the spinal cord Occipital bone |
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Occipital condyles Occipital bone |
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External occipital crest (and protuberance) For neck muscles Occipital bone |
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Zygomatic bone (cheekbones) |
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Maxilla bone |
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Palatine (horizontal) process Maxilla |
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Palatine bone |
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Infraorbital foramen House nerves Maxilla |
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Alveoli Wells for teeth Maxilla and Mandible |
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Mandible bone |
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Body Where the teeth attach mandible |
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Mental foramen Passage for nerves and blood vessels mandible |
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Ramus mandible |
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Condyloid process AKA mandibular condyle Fit into mandibular fossae mandible |
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Coronoid process mandible |
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Lacrimal bone |
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Nasal bones (pair) |
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Ethmoid bone Forms roof of nasal cavity |
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Sella turcica Houses pituitary gland Sphenoid bone |
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Pterygoid process Legs of the butterfly Sphenoid bone |
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Greater wings "the temples" Sphenoid bone |
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Lesser wings Sphenoid bone |
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Frontal (coronal) suture |
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Sagittal suture Separates parietal bones |
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Lambdoidal suture |
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Squamosal suture |
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Hyoid bone Not attached to any other bone Assoc w/ speech, located on larynx |
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Wormian bones Trapped w/in sutures |
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Body Solid mass Generalized vertebra |
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Transverse process Extend laterally Generalized vertebra |
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Spinous process Points posteriorly Generalized vertebra |
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Pedicle Connection btwn body & transverse process Generalized vertebra |
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Lamina Connection btwn transverse & spinous process Generalized vertebra |
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Vertebral foramen For spinal cord & its surrounding tissues Generalized vertebra |
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Intervertebral foramina For the passage of spinal nerves Generalized vertebra |
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Intervertebral discs Fibrocartilaginous discs Generalized vertebra |
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Atlas, C1 Ringlike w/o a body "yes" bone |
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Axis, C2 has a second body that belongs to the atlas "no" bone |
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Dens Toothlike projection C2 |
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Transverse foramina Only in cervical vertebrae |
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Cervical vertebrae 7 vertebrae |
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Thoracic vertebrae 12 vertebrae |
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Lumbar vertebrae 5 vertebrae |
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Facets Usu thoracic vertebrae |
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Sacrum |
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Sacral foramina For nerve passage Sacrum |
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Sacral canal For spinal cord Sacrum |
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Coccyx Vestigial tailbone |