head and neck Flashcards
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4
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how many cranial bones total
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8
5
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sphenoid bone
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butterfly shape
6
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what does temporal bone contain
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articular fossa for the TMJ
7
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mandible
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only freely movable bone of the skull
8
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mandibular foramen
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passage for the inferior alveolar nerve and artery
9
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vomer
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thin, flat trapezoid shaped single facial bone located in the midline
10
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muscle of mastication
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4 muscles: masseter, medial pterygoid, temporalis and lateral pterygoid
11
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muscle of mastication
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all are innervated by V cranial nerve
12
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extrinsic tongue muscles
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styloglossus: retract the tongue
genioglossus: stick the tongue out
hyoglossus : depress the tongue
13
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what makes the floor of the mouth
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mylohyoid
14
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component of blood
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90% water, 10% protein
15
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erythrocytes
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RBC, contain hemoglobin
