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14 Cards in this Set
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How many skull bones are there? |
22 separate bones |
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How many bones of the skull make up the neurocranium? |
8 |
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How many bones of the skull make up the viserocranium (facial bones)? |
14 |
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Name the bones that make up the viserocranium |
2-maxilla 2-zygomatic 2-lacrimal 2-palatine 2-nasal 2-nasal concha Mandible Vomer |
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Identify the location (in relation to the parietal bones) of the following: Coronal suture; sagittal suture; lambdoid suture; squamous suture |
Coronal suture- between parietal & frontal Sagittal suture- middle of parietal Lambdoid suture- between parietal & occipital Squamous suture- between parietal & temporal |
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In which cranial bone would you find the foramen magnum? |
Occipital |
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Which skull bone forms the "bridge" between the cranial and facial bones? |
Sphenoid |
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What bones form the orbit? |
Frontal Zygomatic Ethmoid Lacrimal Maxillary Palatine Sphenoid |
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What is the function of the nasal conchae? |
Filter, warm, and humidify |
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What are the smallest bones of the skull? |
Lacrimal bones |
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What is the metopic suture? |
The point at which the 2 frontal bones connect in the fetal skull |
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One facial bone articulates with all facial elements except the mandible. Name this bone |
Maxilla |
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There is one facial bone that is moveable. Name this bone. |
Mandible |
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Name the bones that make up the neurocranium |
2 parietal 2 temporal Frontal Sphenoid Occipital Ethmoid |
