skull or bony skeleton of the head

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part of the skull that surrounds and form the protective housing for the brain

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CEREBRAL CRANIUM

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also called the brain case

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CEREBRAL CRANIUM

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composed of 8 bones

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CEREBRAL CRANIUM

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rest on the superior end of the vertebral column

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SKULL

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also called cranium or calvaria

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SKULL

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composed of 22 bones

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SKULL

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the skull bones are made up of external and internal tables od compact bone separated by a layer of spongy bone called

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DIPLOE

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covering the outer and inner surfaces of the skull

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PERIOSTEUM

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outer later

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PERICRANIUM

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inner layer

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ENDOCRANIUM

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is a canal that leads to the eardrum and the middle ear

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EXTERNAL ACOUSTIC MEATUS

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a sharp, needle like projection, is just inferior to the external auditory meatus

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STYLOID PROCESS

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is a thin bridge of bone that joins with the cheekbone anteriorly

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ZYGOMATIC PROCESS

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which is full of air cavities, is rough projection posterior and interior to the external acoustic meatus

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MASTOID PROCESS

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at the junction of the occipital and temporal bones, allows passage of the jugular vein, the largest vein of the head, which drains blood from the brain

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JUGULAR FORAMEN

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the bones of the skull that exclusively cover and protect the brain

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CALVARIUM

SKULL CAP

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upper part of the cranium

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1 FRONTAL BONE
2 PARIETAL BONES
1 OCCIPITAL BONE

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lowest part of the cranium or floor of the skull

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2 TEMPORAL BONES
1SPHENOID BONE
1 ETHMOID BONE

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contributes t othe shape and a form of a person’s face

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VISCERAL CRANIUM

THE FACIAL BONES

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forms the protective housing for the eyes, upper ends of the respiratory and digestive tracts

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VISCERAL CRANIUM

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composed of 14 bones

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VISCERAL CRANIUM

THE FACIAL BONES

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the 14 bones of visceral cranium

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2 MAXILLARY BONES
2 ZYGOMATIC BONES
2 NASAL BONES
2 LACRIMAL BONES
2 PALATINE BONES
1 VOMER
2INFERIOR NASAL CONCHAE
1 MANDIBLE

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L- shaped bone; form the posterior 1/4 of the roof of the mouth; forms the posterior portion of the hard palate

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PALATINE BONE

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forms the dorsal part of the lateral wall od the nasal cavity

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VERTICAL PLATE

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extends medially from the inferior part of the vertical plate to meet the horizontal plate of the other palatine

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HORIZONTAL PLATE

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forms the upper jaw; keystone of the face

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MAXILLARY BONES

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failure to fuse medially results in cleft palate

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PALATINE BONES

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referred as cheekbone; also form a good-sized portion of the lateral walls of the orbits or eye socktes

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ZYGOMATIC BONES

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fingernail-sized; groove serve as passageway for lacrima(teat)

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LACRIMAL BONES

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joints of cranium belong in the class of joints termed

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FIBROUS

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since sutures are immovable joint they are called

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SYNARTHRODIAL

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separates the frontal bone from the two parietals

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CORONAL SUTURE

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separates the two parietal bone

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SAGITTAL SUTURE

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separates the 2 parietal from the occipital

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LAMBDOIDAL SUTURE

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formed by the junction of each parietal and the temporal bone

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SQUAMOSAL SUTURE

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rounded external surface forms the most back portion of the skull; it curves forward to help

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OCCIPITAL BONE (SQUAMOUS PART)

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prominent bump at the forms the most back inferior posterior portion of the skull portion of the head; also called inion

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EXTERNAL OCCIPITAL PROTUBERANCE

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prominence on the internal surface of the squamous part opposite the inion

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INTERNAL OCCIPITAL PROTUBERANCE

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largest of the immovable bone of the face

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MAXILLARY BONE

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2nd largest facial bone; also called the upper jaw bone; the keystone in the architecture of the face

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MAXILLARY BONE

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assist in the formation of 3 cavities

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MOUTH NASAL CAVITY ORBIT

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large hole, in the base of the occipital bone is a large opening called

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FORAMEN MAGNUM A

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butterfly-shaped bone

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SPHENOID BONE

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small depression that form a snug enclosure for the pitutary gland

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SELLA TURCICA TURK'S SADDLE

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small "U" shaped bone situated ate the base of the tongue

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HYOID BONE

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the only bone in the body that does not articulate with any other bone

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HYOID BONE

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means plowshare

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VOMER

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thin triangular shaped bone that forms the inferoposterior part of the nasal septum

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VOMER

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in fetal skull, it is a soft spots; largest diamond- shaped

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ANTERIOR FONTANELE

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form the superior bony wall(nose bridge) lies anteriorly and superior to the frontal process of the maxilla and just inferior to the frontal bone

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NASAL BONE

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point of junction of the two nasal bones

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NASION

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the word tear means

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LACRIMAL

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form a part of the medial wall of the orbit; smallest bone of the face

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LACRIMAL BONE

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closely associated with the tear ducts

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LACRIMAL BONE

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thin curved bones; filters the air that enters the lungs

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INFERIOR NASAL CONCHAE

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forms the chin

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BODY OF MANDIBLE