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Axial Skeleton- SKULL Flashcards

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Occipital

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Base of the skull, back of head

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Parietal

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From top of occipital bone to top of head

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Frontal

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Top of head and forehead

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Nasal

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Bridge of nose

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Maxilla

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Between nostrils and upper row of teeth

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Mandible

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Lower jaw

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Zygomatic-Malar

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Cheek bone

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Temporal

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Side of head, behind ear

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Sphenoid

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Behind cheek bone, next to Temporal

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Ethmoid

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Between nostrils, below bridge of nose

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Lacrimal

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In between eyes, next to tear ducts, either side of upper bridge of nose

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Vomer

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Base of nose structure, below Ethmoid bone

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Palatine

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Pallet of mouth

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Conchae

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Inside nasal cavity, above pallet

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Glabella

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Mid-forehead, between eyes, small, circular

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Alveolar Process of Maxilla

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Base of Maxilla, made up of cavities for teeth

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Inferior Nasal Concha

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Lowest nasal structure, internal, above pallet

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Mental Protuberance

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Chin

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Mandibular Symphysis

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Vertical ridge between teeth and chin

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Alveolar process of Mandible

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Top of lower jaw that contains cavities for teeth

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Coronoid Process of Mandible

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Top of jaw closest to front of face, where temporalis muscle connects

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Mental Foramen

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Two openings on either side of the Mandible that allows for nerves to exit skull

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Mandibular Fossa

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Top of jaw, near base of ear, involved in chewing

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Mandibular Condyle

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Determines growth of Mandible, located back upper jaw, just below Mandibular Fossa

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Canines

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Teeth at four corners of front of mouth, long and sharp

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Molars

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Back teeth (12)

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Occipital Protuberance

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Bump on lower back center of head

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Occipital Condyle

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Base of skull, on either side of opening for brain-stem, allows side to side movement of skull

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Cribiform Plate of Ethmoid

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Small bone above nasal cavity, passage for olfactory nerves

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Zygomatic Arch

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Arch-like bone from Temporal bone to Zygomatic, around base of ear and top of jaw bone

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Zygomatic Process of Frontal

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Part of Frontal bone that extends down from outer side of eye socket

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Zygomatic Process of Maxilla

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Gives structure to cheek, along nose, small

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Zygomatic Process of Temporal

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Above top of jaw bone, behind Zygomatic bone, attachment point for temporal fascia

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Styloid Process of Temporal

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Just below ear, stick like protuberance

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Crista Galli

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Internal plate of ethmoid bone, above Cribiform Plate

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External Auditory Meatus

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Shaft between external ear and inner ear

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Greater Wing of the Sphenoid

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Butterfly shaped bone directly in the center of the skull

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Incisive Foramen

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Small area on mouth pallet directly behind front two teeth

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Incisors

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Middle four teeth, upper and lower

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Infraorbital Foramen

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Middle of cheek bone

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Lambdoidal Suture

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Cranial suture between Occipital and Parietal bone, mid-back of head

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Lesser wing of Sphenoid

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Sphenoid wing closer to front of face, center of skull

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Median Palatine Suture

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Suture in the middle of the mouth pallet

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Mastoid Process

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Base of skull behind ear and down, responsible for protecting some inner ear processes, muscle attachment point and pressure regulation

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Supraorbital Foramen

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Located on the inner top of the eye socket, allows for nerve passage

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Trochlea

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Ligamentous sling above the eyeball

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Premolars

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Teeth directly behind canines (8 total)

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Optic Foramen

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Circular hole in back of eye socket, allows for nerve passage

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Foramen Magnum

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Opening at base of skull for brain stem

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Foramen Ovale

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Two holes just behind end of bottom row of teeth in middle of skull, on sphenoid bone, conducts nerves and arteries

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Horizontal Plate of Palatine

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Farthest back portion of mouth pallet

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Palatine Process of Maxilla

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Thick, horizontal bone that makes up 3/4 of mouth pallet

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Sella Turcica

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Middle depression in Sphenoid bone, contains pituitary gland, internal, “saddle”, in ear

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Angle of Mandible

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Corner the jawbone makes

Human Anatomy (13 decks)

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