Facial Bones Flashcards
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Mandible (one bone)
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Largest, strongest bone of face
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Coronoid process
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insertion point for temporalis muscle
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Mandibular condyle
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articulates with mandibular fossa
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Mental foramen
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Hole for blood vessels & nerves to pass to the skin of chin & lower lip
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Maxillary (two bones)
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- Fused medially
- Form upper jaw & central portion of face
- All facial bones except mandible articulate with maxilla
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Palatine Process
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forms anterior portion of hard palate (Has many holes for blood vessels & front of mouth)
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Zygomatic
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- Articulates w/zygomatic process of temporal boat
- Form cheek bones & part of inferolateral (below, side) margins of origin
- Zygomatic arch & Temporal process
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