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Human Structure and Function Lab > Cranial and Facial Bones > Flashcards

Cranial and Facial Bones Flashcards

1
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Frontal Bone (locate)

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forehead region

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Frontal Sinus (locate)

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above eyebrows

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supraorbital foramen (locate)

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hole in the skull in brow region

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parietal bone (locate)

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two bones that form middle of skull

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coronal suture (locate)

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joins frontal bone with parietal bones

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sagittal suture (locate)

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joins the two parietal bones

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squamous suture (locate)

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joins parietal and temporal bones

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lambdoid suture (locate)

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joins parietal and occipital bones

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occipital bone (locate)

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at back of head

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occipital condyles (locate)

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underneath skull, on occipital bone where the neck meets skull

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11
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foramen magnum (locate)

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fat hole underneath skull in the occipital bone

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12
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external occipital protuberance (locate)

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lil knot on the back of the head on the occipital bone

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13
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temporal bones (locate)

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where temples are

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14
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squamous region of temporal bone (locate)

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flat part of temporal bone

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zygomatic process (locate)

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on temporal bone and helps form cheek bones

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16
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mandibular fossa (locate)

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where the mandibular condyle sits when jaw is closed

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17
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external acoustic meatus (locate)

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ear hole on temporal bone

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18
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styloid process (locate)

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pointy thing on temporal bone

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19
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mastoid process (locate)

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bone projection behind ear hole

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petrous region (locate)

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ridge portion on top of carotid canal

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carotid canal (locate)

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little bony tubes on either side of foramen magnum

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22
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jugular foramen (locate)

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little hole beneath the carotid canal

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23
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internal acoustic meatus (locate)

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little hole beside the styloid process

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sphenoid bones (locate)

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small bone between temporal bone and eyes

25
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foramen ovale (locate)

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hole number one in the sphenoid bone

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foramen rotundum (locate)

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hole number three in the sphenoid bone

27
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superior orbital fissure (locate)

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biggest hole behind the eyes

28
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pterygoid process (locate)

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small plates that fuse temporal bone to the mandible

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optic canal (locate)

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tiny hole behind eyes that is closest to nose

30
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sella turcica (locate)

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little flat spot in center of skull

31
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sphenoid sinus (locate)

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sinus cavity on top of sphenoid bone

32
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ethmoid bone (locate)

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large bone deep to the nose

33
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cribriform plate (locate)

A

porous plate on ethmoid bone

34
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olfactory foramina (locate)

A

small holes in the cribriform plate

35
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crista galli (locate)

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ridge in the middle of the cribriform plate

36
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perpendicular plate (locate)

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part of the ethmoid bone that connects to vomer

37
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mandible (locate)

A

lower jaw

38
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mandibular condyle (locate)

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rounded projection from the mandible

39
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coronoid process (locate)

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pointier projection from the mandible

40
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mental foramen (locate)

A

tiny hole in mandible

41
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alveoli (locate)

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tooth socket

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mandibular ramus (locate)

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part of mandible that is on the side but doesn’t include coronoid process or mandibular condyle

43
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maxilla (locate)

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upper jaw

44
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palatine process (locate)

A

roof of mouth

45
Q

infraorbital foramen (locate)

A

tiny holes in the maxilla

46
Q

inferior orbital fissure (locate)

A

tiny hole behind eye towards the bottom of the socket

47
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maxillary sinus (locate)

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sinus right below eyes

48
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incisive foramen (locate)

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tiny hole in roof of mouth directly behind incisor teeth

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palatine bone (locate)

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small bone towards back of mouth

50
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zygomatic bones (locate)

A

cheek bones

51
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temporal process (locate)

A

towards the middle of zygomatic arch

52
Q

zygomatic arch (locate)

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bones that runs from temporal bone to the zygomatic bone

53
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lacrimal bones (locate)

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in inner corner of eyes

54
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vomer (locate)

A

bone behind the septum

55
Q

frontonasal suture

A

joins the two nasal bones

56
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nasal bone (locate)

A

forms the bridge of nose

57
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inferior nasal conchae (locate)

A

largest rounded protuberance within nose

58
Q

anterior fontanel (locate)

A

soft spot on a fetus skull

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