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Digastric fossa

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Attach anterior digastric muscle

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Mental foramen

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Transmits the mental nerve, artery, and vein

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Alveolar part

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Houses roots of teeth

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Mylohyoid line

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Attach mylohyoid muscle

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Submandibular fossa

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Houses submandibular gland

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Sublingual fossa

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Houses the sublingual gland

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Superior genial tubercle (superior mental spine)

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Attach genioglossus muscle

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Inferior genial tubercle (inferior mental spine)

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Attach geniohyoid muscle

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Mylohyoid groove

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Houses mylohyoid nerve

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Ramus angle

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Attach masseter and medial pterygoid muscles

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Mandibular foramen

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Transmits the inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein

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Mandibular canal

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Houses the inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein

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Lingula

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Attach sphenomandibular ligament

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Mylohyoid groove

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Houses mylohyoid nerve

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Coronoid process

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Attach temporalis muscle

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Temporal crest

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Attach temporalis muscle

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Mandibular (sigmoid) notch

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transmit the nerve and artery to the masseter muscle

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Pterygoid fovea

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Attach lateral pterygoid muscle

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Body of Hyoid bone

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Attach mylohyoid, neioglossus, sternohyoid, omohyoid and thryrohyoid muscles

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Greater cornu of Hyoid bone

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Attach middle constrictor, hyoglossus, and stylohyoid muscles

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Lesser cornu of Hyoid bone

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Attach middle constrictor and stylohyoid ligament

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External occipital protuberance

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Attach ligamentum nuchae

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External occipital crest

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Attach ligamentum nuchae

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Superior nuchal line

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Attach trapezius, sternocleidomastoid and splenius capitis muscles

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Inferior nuchal line

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Attach rectus capitis posterior major and minor muscles

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Internal occipital protuberance

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Attach falx cerebelli

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Superior sagittal sulcus

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Houses superior sagittal sinus

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Sulcus for transverse sinus

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Houses the transverse sinus

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Basilar part of Occipital bone

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Attach longis capitis and rectus capitis anterior muscles

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Foramen magnum

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Transmits the spinal cord, vertebral artery and vein, and accessory nerve

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Pharyngeal tubercle

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Attach pharyngeal raphe

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Occipital condyles

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Articulates with atlas

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Hypoglossal canal

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Transmit hypoglossal nerve

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Jugular notch and foramen

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Transmits the internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves

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Sulcus chiasmatis

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Houses the optic chiasm

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Optic canal

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Transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery

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Hypophyseal fossa

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Houses the pituitary gland

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Carotid groove

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Houses internal carotid artery and carotid nerve

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Foramen rotundum

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Transmits the maxillary nerve

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Foramen ovale

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Transmits the mandibular nerve and accessory meningeal artery

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Spine (of sphenoid)

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Attach sphnomandibular ligament

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Foramen spinosum

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Transmits the middle meningeal artery and meningeal (recurrent) branch of the mandibular nerve

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Lateral surface

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Attach temporalis and lateral pterygoid muscles

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Superior orbital fissure

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Tranmits the ophthalmic, oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves and the ophthalmic vein

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Anterior clinoid processes

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Attach tentorium cerebelli

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Pterygoid fossa

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Attach medial pterygoid muscle

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Scaphoid fossa

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Attach tensor palatini muscle

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Pterygoid canal

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Transmits the nerve of the pterygoid canal

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Lateral pterygoid plate

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Attach lateral and medial ptertgoid muscles

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Pterygoid hamulus

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Deflects the tendon of the tensor palatini muscle

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Temporal surface

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Attach temporalis muscle

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Zygomatic process

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Attach masseter muscle

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Mandibular fossa

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Articulate with TMJ disc

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Petrotympanic issure

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Transmit chorda tympani nerve

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Squamotympanic fissure

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Attach articular disc

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Mastoid process

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Attach sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis and longissimus capitis

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Sigmoid sulcus

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Houses sigmoid sinus

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Mastoid notch

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Attach posterior belly of digastric muscle

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Occipital groove

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Houses occipital artery

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Trigeminal impression

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Houses trigeminal ganglion

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Internal auditory meatus

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Transmits facial and vestibulocochlear nerves

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Carotid canal

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Transmits the internal carotid artery and carotid nerve

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Jugular fossa

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Transmits the internal jugular vein adn the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves

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Canaliculus for the tympanic nerve

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Transmits the tympanic nerve

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Superior border

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Attach tentorium cerebelli

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Groove for the superior petrosal sinus

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Houses the superior petrosal sinus

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Tegmen tympanii

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Sliver of bone in squamotympanic fissure

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Styloid process

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Attach stylohyoid, stylopharyngeus and styloglossus muscles and stylohyoid ligament

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Stylomastoid foramen

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Transmits the facial nerve

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Inferior temporal line

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Attach termporalis muscle

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Superior temporal line

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Attach temporalis fascia

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Groove for the superior sagittal sinus

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Houses superior sagittal sinus

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Granular foveolae

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House arachnoid granulations

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Supraorbital notch or foramen

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Transmits the supraorbital nerve, artery and vein

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Groove for the superior sagittal sinus

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Houses the superior sagittal sinus

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Fossa for the lacrimal gland

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Houses the lacrimal gland

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Anterior ethmoidal foramen

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Transmits the anterior nerve, artery and vein

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Posterior ethmoidal foramen

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Transmits the posterior ethmoidal nerve, artery and vein

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Crista galli

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Attach falx cerebri

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Olfactory foramina

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Transmit the olfactory nerve

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Anterior ethmoidal forament

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Transmit the anterior ethmoidal nerve, artery, and vein

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Posterior ethmoidal foramen

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Transmits the posterior ethmoidal nerve, artery, and vein

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Fossa for the lacrimal sac

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House the lacrimal sac

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Infraorbital foramen

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Transmits the infraorbital nerve, artery, vein

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Alveolar canals

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Transmits the superior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein

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Infraorbital groove and canal

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Transmits the infraorbital nerve, artery, and vein

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Greater palatine canal

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Transmits the greater palatine nerve, artery and vein

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Nasolacrimal canal

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Transmits the nasolacrimal duct

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Anterior lacrimal crest

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Attach medial palpebral ligament

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Alveolar process

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Houses roots of upper teeth

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Incisive fossa and canal

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Transmits the nasopalatine nerve and greater palatine artery

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Greater palatine canal and foramen

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Transmits the greater palatine nerve, artery and vein

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Lesser palatine canal and foramen

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Transmits the lesser palatine nerve, artery, and vein

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Sphenopalatine foramen

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Transmits the sphenopalatine artery and vein, and the posterior superior nasal nerve

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Lateral surface of Zygomatic bone

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Attach zygomaticus major and masseter muscle

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Foramen rotundum

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Transmit the maxillary nerve

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Pterygoid canal

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Transmit the nerve of the pterygoid canal

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Infraorbital groove

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Transmit the infraorbital nerve, artery, and vein

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Sphenopalatine foramen

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Transmit the sphenopalatine artery and vein, and posterior superior nasal nerve

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Pterygomaxillary fissure

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Transmit the posterior superior alveolar nerve, and the infraorbital, sphenopalatine and greater palatine artery and vein

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Palatovaginal canal

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Transmit pharyngeal branch of the maxillary nerve

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Greater palatine canal

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transmit the greater palatine nerve artery and vein

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Bregma (G. the forepart of the head)

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Junction of coronal and sagittal sutures

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Lambda

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Junction of the sagittal and lamboidal sutures

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Nasion

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Junction of the internasal and frontonasal sutures

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Pterion

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Area where parietal, sphenoid, frontal and temporal bones meet

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Zygomatic arch

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Attach masseter muscle

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Coronal

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Between frontal and parietal bones

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Cruciform

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Between palatine processes of maxilla and horizontal processes of the palatine bones

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Lambdoid

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Between occipital and parietal bones

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Sagittal

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Between parietal bones

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Anterior tubercle of Atlas

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Attach anterior longitudinal ligament and longus coli muscles

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Superior facet of Atlas

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Articulate with occipital condyle

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Inferior facet of Atlas

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Articulate with axis

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Groove for the vertebral artery of Atlas

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Houses the vertebral artery and vein and suboccipital nerve

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Posterior tubercle of Atlas

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Attach ligamentum nuchae and rectus capitis posterior minor muscle

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Transverse process of Atlas

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Attach levator scapulae, obliquus capitis inferior and obliquus capitis superior muscles

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Transverse foramen of Atlas

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Transmit the vertebral artery and vein

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Superior articular facet of Axis

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Articulates with the atlas

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Impressions for the alar ligament of Axis

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Attach alar ligament

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Groove for the transverse ligament of Axis

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Houses the transverse ligament (cruciate)

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Vertebral notch of Axis

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Transmits C3 spinal nerve

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Transverse process of Axis

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Attach levator scapulae and middle scalene muscles

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Tranverse foramen of Axis

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Transmits the vertebral artery and vein

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Spinous process of Axis

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Attach semispinalis cervicis, rectus capitis posterior major, inferior oblique muscle

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Transverse process of C3-C7

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Attach longus capitis, longus coli, scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior and semispinalis capitis muscles

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Transverse foramen of C3-C7

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Transmits the vertebral artery and vein

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Superior articular facet of C3-C7

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Articulates with adjacent vertebra

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Inferior articular facet of C3-C7

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Articulate with adjacent vertebra

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Spinous process of C3-C7

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Attach splenius capitis and semispinalis cervicis muscles

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Malleus

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Attach tensor tympani muscle

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Stapes

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Attach stapedius muscle

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Clavicular notch and facet

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Articulate with clavicle (articular disc)

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Anterior surface of sternum

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Attach sternocleidomastoid muscle

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Posterior surface of sternum

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Attach sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscle

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Sternal end of Clavicle

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Articulate with sternum (articular disc)

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Superior surface of Clavicle

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Attach sternocleidomastoid muscle

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