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Mental foramen

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function- transmits the mental n., a. & v

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Incisive fossa

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attachment- mentalis m

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Digastric fossa

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attachment- anterior digastric m.

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Alveolar part

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function- houses roots of teeth, attachment- buccinator m.

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Mylohyoid line

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attachment- mylohyoid m.

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Submandibular fossa

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function- houses the submandibular gland

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Sublingual fossa

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function- houses the sublingual gland

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Superior genial tubercle

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attachment- genioglossus m.

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Inferior genial tubercle

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attachment- geniohyoid m.

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Mylohyoid groove

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function- houses mylohyoid n.

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External surface - Body of mandible

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attachment - depressor anguli oris and platysma m.

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Mandibular ramus

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attachment- masseter

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Angle of mandible

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attachment- masseter & medial pterygoid m.

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Mandibular foramen

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function- transmits the inferior alveolar n., a. & v

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Mandibular canal

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function- houses the inferior alveolar n. , a. & v. within the ramus and the body of mandible

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Lingula

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attachment- sphenomandibular l.

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Temporal crest

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attachment- temproalis m.

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Anterior border of mandible

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attachment- temporalis

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Oblique line

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attachment- depressor labii inferioris

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Coronoid process

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attachment- temporalis m.

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Mandibular (sigmoid) notch

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function- transmits the nerve & artery to the masseter m.

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Pterygoid fovea

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attachment- lateral pterygoid m.

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Body of hyoid bone

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attachment- geniohyoid, genioglossus, hyoglossus, mylohyoid, sternohyoid, omohyoid & thyrohyoid

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Greater cornu

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attachment- middle constrictor, hyoglossus & stylohyoid m., & intermediate tendon of diagrastric m.

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Lesser cornu

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attachment- middle constrictor & stylohyoid lig.

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External occipital protuberence

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attachment- ligamentum nuchae

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Superior nuchal line

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attachment- occipitalis, trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, semispinalis capitis & splenius capitis m.

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Inferior nuchal line

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attachment- rectus capitis posterior major & minor & semispinalis capitis m

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Internal occipital protuberence

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attachment- falx cerebelli

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Superior sagittal sulcus

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function- houses superior sagittal sinus

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Sulcus for transverse sinus

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function- houses the transverse sinus

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Sulcus for the sigmoid sinus

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function- houses the tsigmoid sinus

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Foramen magnum

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function- transmits the spinal cord, vertebral a. & v., & accessory nerve

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Pharyngeal tubercle

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attachments- pharyngeal raphe

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Occipital condyles

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function- articulates with atlas

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Hypoglossal canal

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function- transmits hypoglossal n

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Jugular notch & foramen

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function- transmits the internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n. & accessory n.

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Sulcus chiasmatis

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function- houses the optic chiasm

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Optic canal

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function- transmits the optic n. & ophthalmic a

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Hypophyseal fossa

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function- houses the pituitary

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Carotid groove

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function- houses internal carotid a. & carotid n.

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Foramen rotundum

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function- transmits the maxillary n.

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Foramen ovale

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function- transmits the mandibular n. & accessory meningeal a.

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Spine of greater wing

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attachments- tensor palatini m. & sphenomandibular lig

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Foramen spinosum

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function- transmits the middle meningeal a. & the meningeal (recurrent) branch of the mandibular n.

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Lateral surface

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attachments- temporalis & lateral pterygoid m.

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Superior orbital fissure

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function- transmits the ophthalmic n., oculomotor n., trochlear n., abducens n., & ophthalmic v.

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Lesser wings

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attachment- levator palpebrae superioris m.

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Anterior clinoid processes

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attachments- tentorium cerebelli

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Pterygoid fossa

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attachments- medial pterygoid m

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Scaphoid fossa

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attachments- tensor palatini m.

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Pterygoid canal

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function- transmits the nerve of the pterygoid canal

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Lateral pterygoid plate

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attachments- lateral & medial pterygoid m.

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Pterygoid hamulus

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function- deflects the tendon of the tensor palatini m., attachment- buccinators & superior constrictor m, & pterygomandibular raphe

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Body of sphenoid bone

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attachment- superior oblique m. (in orbit)

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Anterior tubercle of atlas

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attachments- anterior longitudinal lig. & longus coli m.

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Superior facet of atlas

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function- articulates with occipital condyles

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Inferior facet of atlas

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function- articulates with axis

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Groove for the vertebral artery

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function- houses the vertebral a. & v. & suboccipital n.

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Posterior tubercle of atlas

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attachment- ligamentum nuchae & rectus capitis posterior minor m.

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Transverse process of atlas

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attachments- levator scapulae, obliquus capitis inferior & superior

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Transverse foramen of atlas

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function- transmits the vertebral a. & v.

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Superior articular facet of axis

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function- articulates with the atlas

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Impressions for the alar lig.

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attachments- alar lig

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Groove for the transverse lig

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function- houses the transverse ligament (cruciate)

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Vertebral notch of axis

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function- transmits C3 spinal nerve

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Transverse process of axis

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attachments- levator scapulae & middle scalene

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Transverse foramen of axis

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function- transmits the vertebral a. & v

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Spinous process of axis

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attachments- semispinalis cervicis, rectus capitis posterior major & inferior oblique m.

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Temporal surface

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attachments - temporalis

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Mandibular fossa

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funcion - articulates with TMJ disc

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Pterotympanic fissure

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function - transmits chorda tympani n.

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Squamatotympanic fissure

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attachments - articular disc

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Mastoid process

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attachments- sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis & longissimus capitis m

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Mastoid notch

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attachment- posterior belly of digastric m.

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occipital groove

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funtion - houses occipital a.

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Trigeminal impression

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function- houses trigeminal ganglion

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Internal auditory meatus

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function- transmits facial & vestibulocochlear n.

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Inferior surface of temporal bone

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attachment- levator veli palatini m

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Jugular fossa

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function- transmits the internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n. & accessory n.

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Carotid canal

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function - transmits the internal carotid a. and carotid n.

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Canaliculus for the tympanic n.

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transmits the tympanic a.

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superior border of temporal bone

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attachments - temntorium cerebelli

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groove for the superior petrosal sinus

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function - houses the superior petrosal sinus

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Styloid process

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attachments - stylohyoid, stylopharyngeus and styloglossus m. and stylohyoid l.

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Stylomastoid foramen

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funtion - transmits the facial n.

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External surface of parietal bone

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attachment - temporalis m.

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Superior temporal line

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attachments - temporal fascia

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Inferior temporal line

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attachments - temporalis m.

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Granular foveolae

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funtion - houses the arachnoid granulations

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Grooves for middle meningeal a.

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funcition - houses middle meningeal a.

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Suporaorbital margin

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attachment - orbicularis oculi m.

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Supoaorbital foramen

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function - transmits the supraorbital n., a., v.,

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Fossa for the lacrimal gland

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function - houses the lacrimal gland

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Anterior ethomoidal foramen

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funtion - transmits the anterior ethmoidal n., a., v.

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Posterior ethomoidal foramen

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function - transmits the posterior ethomoidal n., a., v.

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Crista galli

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attachments - falx cerebri

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Anterior surface of maxilla

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attachment - nasalis m.

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Canine fossa

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attachment - levator anguli oris m.

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Infraorbital margin

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attachment - levator labii superioris and orbicularis oculi m.

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infraorbital foramen

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function - transmts the infraorbital n., a., v.

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Alveolar canals

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funtion - transmits the superior alveolar n., a., v.

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Orbital surface of maxilla

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attachments - inferior oblique m.

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infraorbital froove and canal

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funtion - trnasmits the infraorbital n., a., v.

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Greater palatine canal

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function - transmits the greater palatine n., a. and v.

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Nasolacrimal canal

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funtion - transmits the nasolacrimal duct

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Anterior lacrimal crest

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attachments - medial palpebral lig.

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Incisive fossa

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function - transts the nasopalatine n. and a. and greater palatine a.

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Horizontal plate of palatine bone

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attachment - musculus uvulae and palatopharyngeus m

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Lesser palatine canal and forament

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function - transmits the lesser palatine n., a. and v.

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Sphenopalatine foramen

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function - transmits the spenopalatine a. and v. and the posterior superior nasal n.

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Lteral surface of zygomatic

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attachments - zygomaticus major and masseter m

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Foramen rotundun

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function - transmits the maxillary n.

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Pterygoid canal

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function- transmits the nerve of the pterygoid canal

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inferior orbital fissure

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function - transmits the zygomatic n.

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infraorbital groove

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function - transmits the infraorbital n., a., v.

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pterygomaxillary fissure

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function - transmits the sphenopalatine a. and v. and posterior superior nasal n.

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bregma

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junction of coronal and ssagittal sinus

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lambda

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junction of sagittal and lamboidal sutures

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pterior

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area where parietal sphenoid, frontal and temporal bones meet

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Zygomatic arch

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attachments - masster m.

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body of vertebrae

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attachment - longus coli m

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vertebral foramen and canal

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function - houses spinal cord

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intervertebral foramen

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function - transmits spinal nerves and radicular vessels

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transverse process

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attachements - longus capitis, longus coli, scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior, semispinalis capitis and splenius cervicis

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transverse foramen

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funtion - transmits vertebral a. and v.,

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superior articular facet of vertebrae

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function - articulates with adjacent vertebra

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inferior aricular facet of vertebra

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function - articulates with adjacent vertebra

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spindous process

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attachements - splenius capitis, splenius cericis and semispinlis cervicis

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malleus

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attachments - tensor tempani m

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stapes

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attachments - sternohyoid and sternothyroid

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clavicular notch and facet

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function - articulates with clavicle

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anterior surface of sternum

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attachments - sternocleidomastoid m.

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posterior surface of sternum

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attachments - sternohyoid and sternothyroid

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sternal end of clavicle -

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function - articulates with sternum

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superior surface of clavicle

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attachments - sternocleidomastoid m.

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