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Bones Flashcards

1
Q

Superior sides and roof of cranium
2 bones
Flatbone thats slightly curved
Functions: protection of brain, provides passage for blood vessels, nerves, and menninges

A

Parietal bone

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2
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Where parietal bones meet

Parietal

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Saggital suture line

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3
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Where parietal bone fuses with frontal bone

Parietal

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Coronel suture line

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4
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Where occipital bone fuses with parietal bone

Parietal

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Lamboid suture line

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5
Q

Where temporal bone fuses with parietal bone

Parietal

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Squamous suture line

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6
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Soft spots

Parietal

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Anterior and posterior fontanelles

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7
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Anterior and superior parts of cranium, forehead, and part of orbit
1 bone
Flat bone (old fashioned ice cream scoop)
Functions: protection of brain, forms forehead, brow, and upper orbits, and a passage for blood vessels and nerves

A

Frontal bone

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8
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Passage for nerves and blood vessels to go to head

Frontal

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Supraorbital foramen

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9
Q

Bump between eyebrows

Frontal

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Glabella

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10
Q

Eyebrow ridge

Frontal

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Orbital plate

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11
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Marking end of orbit

Frontal

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Supraorbital margin

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12
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Relieve pressure, warms and humidifies air

Frontal

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Frontal sinuses

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13
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Pointy thing of the nose

Frontal

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Nasal spine

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14
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Sides of cranium; below parietal bone
2 bones
Irregular shaped (seashell)
Functions: forms temple and part of cheek, fuses with lower jaw, protects and contains middle and inner ear, major site for muscle attachment, protects brain

A

Temporal bone

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15
Q

Major muscle attachment for forehead and hyoid bone

Temporal

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Mastoid process

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16
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Muscle attachment for tongue, throat, and hyoid

Temporal

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Styloid process

17
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Carries sound (earhole) 
(Temporal)
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External auditory meatus

18
Q

Where temporal bone fuses with zygomatic bone

Temporal

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Zygomatic process

19
Q

Where temporal bone fuses with mandible

Temporal

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Mandibular fossa

20
Q

Relieve pressure; warm and humidify air

Temporal

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Mastoid sinuses

21
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Posterior part of cranium
1 bone
Flatbone and slightly curved
Functions: protects brain, provide passage for spinal cord, nerves, and blood vessels
Cannot see on a normal x-ray when broken
A

Occipital bone

22
Q

Muscle attachment site

Occipital

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External occipital protuberance

23
Q

Where spinal cord passes through

Occipital

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Foramen magnum

24
Q

Surrounds foramen magnum

Occipital

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Occipital condyle

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