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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Process

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Any boney prominence

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2
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Condyle

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An oval prominence usually, part of a joint.

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3
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Tuberosity

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A rough prominence of bone

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Cornu

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Horn like prominence

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5
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Tubercle

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Raised elevation

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6
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Crest

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Raised edge of bone

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7
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Ridge

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Raised margin

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Spine

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A blunt or sharp pointed projection

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Notch

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Indentation

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Sulcus

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A shallow depression around the tooth

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Fossa

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Deeper depression

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12
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Foramen

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Small window like,where nerves go through

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13
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Canal

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Long narrow opening in the bone

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Fissure

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Narrow cleft like uneven opening

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15
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Suture

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A union of bones in the skull

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16
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Joint

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Union of bones

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17
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Cranial bones

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2 pairs, 4 single
-parietal
-temporal
-ethmoid
-sphenoid
-frontal
-occipital

18
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Temporal bones contain

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  1. Fossa for the TMJ (mandibular fossa)
  2. Mastoid process
    -behind the ear, where sternocleidomastoid attaches
  3. Styloid Process
    • below the ear, attachment for muscles and ligaments if the tongue
19
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Ethmoid bone contains

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  1. Cribriform plate
    • housed olfactory nerves, so we can smell
  2. Crista Galli
    - Wedged-shaped vertical midline plate
  3. Superior and middle nasal Conchae
    • Protrusion on the lateral sides
20
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Sphenoid bone contains

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  1. Foramen Rotundum
  2. Foramen Ovale
  3. Foramen Spinosum
  4. Foramen Lacerum
  5. Superior orbital Fissure
  6. Hamulus (Hook shaped)
21
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Frontal Bone contains

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  1. Lacrimal fossa
    • contains lacrimal duct
22
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Occipital bone contains

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occipital condyles
- curved projection

23
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Coronal suture

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frontal and parietal

24
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Frontonasal suture

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frontal and nasal bones

25
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Lambdoidal suture

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occipital and parietal

26
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median palatine suture

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Anterior part= maxilla
Posterior part= palatine

27
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Sagittal suture

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parietal bones

28
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Facial Bones

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14 bones
6 pairs, 2 single
Maxillae
Mandible
Inferior nasal Conche
nasal
vomer
Lacrimal
zygomatic
palatine

29
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Maxillae bone forms

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  1. lower rim of the orbit
  2. Border of the nasal cavity
  3. Maxillary sinus
  4. Cheeks
  5. Hard palate
30
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Only free moving bone of the jaw

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Mandible

31
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Mandible contains

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  1. body
  2. ramus
  3. Coronoid Process
  4. Coronoid notch
  5. Exterior oblique ridge
  6. Interior oblique ridge
  7. Condylar process. ( neck of condyle + Condyle)
    • deals with the TMJ
  8. Mandibular notch (sigmoid notch)
32
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Inferior nasal conchae

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Project from maxilla into the nasal bones

composed of fragile, thin, and spongy bone curved onto itself like a scroll

33
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Nasal bones

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Small rectangular bones, that fuse to form the bridge of the nose

34
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Vomer

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Single, flat trapezoid shape

posterior part of the septum

35
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Lacrimal bones

A

smallest and most fragile facial bones

contains:
Nasolacrimal ducts
-where lacrimal and the maxilla come together

36
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zygomatic

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Forms:
- cheekbones
- wall and floor of the orbits

3 Processes
- Frontal
-Temporal
- Maxillary

37
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Palatine

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Not strictly facial bones

L shaped

2 Plates:
- vertical- forms the lateral walls of the nasal cavity and orbit
- Horizontal- forms the posterior part of the hard palate

38
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Atlas

A

first cervical vertebrae

Attachment for occipital condyles

39
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Axis

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second cervical vertebrae

serves as attachment for muscles

40
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Hyoid bone

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  • suspended in the neck
  • superior to thyroid cartilage
  • base of the tongue and larynx
    -gives ability to talk and chew
  • U shapes

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