Head Terminology Flashcards
1
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Head
A
cranium, cephalic, capitate
2
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Alar
A
wing-shaped (Latin)
3
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Alveolar
A
tooth-socket
4
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Auricular
A
external ear (auricle)
5
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Basicranium
A
cranial base, cranial floor
6
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Buccal
A
fleshy cheek
7
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Calvaria
A
skull cap
8
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Cerebellar
A
relating to the cerebellum
9
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Cerebral
A
relating to the cerebral hemispheres
10
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Falx
A
sickle
11
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Genioid
A
chin (Greek)
12
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Glossal
A
tongue (Greek)
13
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Labia
A
lips
14
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Lacrimal
A
relating to tears
15
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Lingual
A
tongue (Latin)
16
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Mandibular
A
haw, lower teeth
17
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Maxillary
A
upper teeth
18
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Meatus
A
passage or pathway
19
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Mental
A
chin (Latin)
20
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Nasal
A
nose
21
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Neurocranium
A
cranial vault
22
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Occipital
A
near or over the occipital B.
23
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Occular/optic
A
eye
24
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Oral
A
mouth
25
Orbit
eye socket
26
Palatine
hard palate
27
Palpebral
eyelid
28
Petrous
resembling a rock
29
Pterygoid
wing-shaped (Greek)
30
Squamous
plate-like
31
Superciliary
eyebrow
32
Tectorial
roof/covering
33
Temporal
lateral surface of the head
34
Tentorium
tent or covering
35
Veli
veil (veli palatini: soft palate)
36
Zygomatic
bony cheek
