Axial Bone of the Skull

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consist of the cranial part (braincase), which surrounds the brain, and the facial part.

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Skull

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the most caudal bone of the skull

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occipital bone

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together with the frontal bone, it forms the roof of the cranial cavity

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Parietal Bone

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forms the rostral part of the roof of the cranial cavity

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Frontal bone

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lies below the parietal bone on the caudolateral surface of the skull

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temporal bone

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lThe most ventral part of the temporal bone forms a rounded prominence
called the _______________

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tympanic bulla

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houses the structures of the middle ear.

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tympanic bulla

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forms the rostral wall of the cranial cavity.

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Ethmoid Bone

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unpaired bone, lying on the ventral aspect of the skull, forming the floor of the cranial cavity.

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Sphenoid Bone

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Sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland via a depression called __________.

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sella turcica

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forms part of the lateral wall of the air passageway dorsal to the soft palate

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Pterygoid Bone

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• gutter-shaped bone that longitudinally
  separates the right and left nasal passages.

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Vomer (Plowshare Bone)

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supports the upper incisors and contributes to the formation of palatine fissure. Most rostral bone of the skull

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Incisive Bone (Premaxilla)

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longitudinal bone forming the roof of nasal cavity.

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Nasal Bone

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forms the osseous lateral walls of the
face and major part of the hard palate

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MAXILLA BONE (upper jawbone)

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lies at the medial surface of the orbit,
which houses the eye.

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LACRIMAL BONE (prefrontal bone)

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the zygomatic arch is an arch of bone
that projects laterally from the skull, forming the cheekbone.

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ZYGOMATIC BONE (Jugal, malar)

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forms part of the hard palate, along with the maxilla and
incisive bone.

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PALATINE BONE

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the bony arch forming the lateral wall of the orbit.

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Zygomatic Arch

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carries the sockets or alveoli for the teeth of the lower jaw.

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Mandible

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horizontal part bearing the lower incisor, canine, premolar and molar teeth

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body

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vertical part bearing no teeth

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Ramus

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the physiologic gap between the incisors and cheek teeth

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Diastema

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the mandible is composed of two halves or dentaries, joined at the chin by a
cartilaginous joint called the _________________

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mandibular symphysis

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Lies in the intermandibular space and consists of a number of fine bones and
cartilages.

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HYOID APPARATUS

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drilling of holes (trephine holes) into the
paranasal sinuses. May used to drain
infections in sinuses.

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Trephination

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• articulates rostrally with the
  epihyoid and with the styloid process of the
  temporal bone caudally

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stylohyoid

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small, rounded bones situated
between the stylohyoid and ceratohyoid;
also known as the middle cornua.

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Epihyoid

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located in between the epihyoid and basihyoid; small cornua

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Ceratohyoid

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the only unpaired bone and is
considered as the base; it is short and
flattened and lies in a transverse plane.

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Basihyoid

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articulate caudally with the
rostral cornua of the thyroid cartilage of the Larynx

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Thyrohyoid

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3 types of skull based on their shape and structure

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1. Brachycephalic
2. Mesocephalic
3. Dolichocephalic

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Give example of breeds for the brachycephalic, mesocephalic, and dolichocephalic.

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B. - pugs, bulldogs, shih tzu
M. - golden retriever, beagle
D. - Greyhounds, collie