Bones of the Skull Flashcards by Isabella Gabriellla

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Supraorbital foramen

A

holes above eyes (frontal)

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supraorbital margin

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where eyebrows are (frontal)

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superciliary arches

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above eye cavity (frontal)

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glabella

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arch above nose bridge (frontal)

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frontal sinus

A

pocket at corner of eyebrow near nose bridge

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anterior cranial fossae

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flat frontal surface inside skull

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foramen magnum

A

big hole (occipital)

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jugular foramina

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kidney holes next to magnum (occipital)

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posterior cranial fossae

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flat surface down in skull (occipital)

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external occipital protruberance

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bump between nuchal lines (occipital)

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occipital condyles

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bumps beside foramen magnum (occipital)

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superior nuchal line

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middle one

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foramen lacerum

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between sella turcica and foramen ovale (occipital)

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hypoglossal canal

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channels under occipital condyle

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external acoustic meatus

A

ear hole (temporal)

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internal acoustic meatus

A

inner topper hole (temporal)

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styloid process

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sharp thing (temporal)

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mastoid process

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big bump that goes down (temporal)

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squamous fossa

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suture bordering temporal bone

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carotid canals

A

hole next to styloid (temporal)

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zygomatic process

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bottom part of side arch

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foramen rotundum

A

above ovale (sphenoid)

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foramen spinosum

A

small one next to ovale (sphenoid)

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superior orbital fissure

A

slot above rotundum (sphenoid)

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medial/lateral pterygoid process

A

inner inferior point (sphenoid)

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sphenoid sinus

A

pocket under sella turcica (sphenoid)

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greater/lesser wings

A

broad/top plate (sphenoid)

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optic canal

A

hole notch leading to eyes (sphenoid)

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foramen ovale

A

oval hole (sphenoid)

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lateral masses

A

chunk of bone (ethmoid)

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cribiform plate

A

middle piece (ethmoid)

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olfactory foramina

A

holes in cribiform plate (ethmoid)

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middle nasal conchae

A

side points (ethmoid)

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ethmoid sinus

A

space inside masses (ethmoid)

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perpendicular plate

A

top half of nose hole (ethmoid)

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crista galli

A

top point (ethmoid)

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vomer

A

bottom half of nose hole

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zygomatic bones

A

part of eye socket and temporal process

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lacrimal fossa

A

inner side where nose would be

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infraorbital foramina

A

holes next to nose (maxilla)

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palatine process

A

roof of mouth (maxilla)

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palatine bones

A

horizontal is mouth roof, perpendicular sticks up

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coronoid process

A

notch bump by nose (mandible)

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mandibular notch

A

top of ramus (mandible)

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mandibular condyle

A

notch bump by ear (mandible)

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ramus

A

stretch of bone inferior to notch (mandible)

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mental foramen

A

chin holes (mandible)

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mandibular angle

A

corner of mandible