Bones of the Skull Flashcards
Skull that is not united with the rest of the skull with sutures?
Mandible
Bone of the skull that is not considered as a flat type of bone?
Sphenoid bone
Bones of skull that is not paired?
Mandible
What does the nasal septum compose of?
Ethmoid bone and vomer
What is the function of the nasal conchae?
Humidification of air
From what bone is the superior and middle conchae project from?
Ethmoid bone
Part of the maxilla and mandible houses the upper and lower teeth respectively?
Alveolar process
What tooth is the mental can be seen?
Mandibular 2nd premolar
what is the fusion of the halves of the mandible during development?
Symphysis menti
what is the fossa lying above the mylohyoid line accommodating one of the major salivary glands?
Sublingual fossa
what is the suture between frontal and parietal bone?
coronal bone
what is the thinnest part of the lateral wall of the skull?
Pterion
what are the bones comprising the hard palate?
Palatal process of maxilla & horizontal plates of the palatine bones
what foramen of the hard palate is found directly behind the central incisors region?
Incisive foramen