specialized surfaces of skull Flashcards
1
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occipital condyles
A
point of articulation between skull and vertebral collumn
2
Q
styloid process
A
attachment site for muscles that move tongue
temporal bone
3
Q
madiubular fossa
A
site of articulation for mandibular condyles; where mandible articulates with the skull
4
Q
medial and lateral pterygoid plates
A
parts of sphenoid that surround posterior opening of nasal cavity
5
Q
hard palate
A
floor of nasal cavity
6
Q
soft palate
A
separates nasal cavity from oral cavity
7
Q
aveloar process
A
ridges on maxilla and mandible that contain teeth
8
Q
mental protuberance
A
chin
mandible
9
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mastoid process
A
posterior to the ear
where several muscles attach that move the head
temoporal bone
