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name 6 bones which occipital bone articulate with
Atlast, sphenoid, l and r parietal, l and r temporal
Bone that houses delicate organs of hearing and balance
Temporal bone
what are 3 divisions of temporal bone
Squamous, Mastoid, and Petrous
Most vulnerable portion of entire skull?
Squamous portion
Petrous portion means…
Rock
which part of the skull is the thickest part?
Petrous portion
what is the external landmark used for petrous portion?
TEA
3 Cranial bones that articulate with temporal and 2 facial bones
3 cranial = Parietal, Sphenoid, Occipital
2 Facial = Mandible, Zygoma
what bone forms the anchor for all 8 cranial bones?
sphenoid
what is the structure in sphenoid which houses the pituitary gland?
Sella Turcica
what 7 cranial bones articulate with sphenoid?
L and R Temporal, Ethmoid, frontal, Occipital, L and R Parietal bone
what 5 facial bones articulate with sphenoid?
L and R Zygomatic, L and R Palatine, Vomer
scroll shaped projectionsof bone extending medially and downward from the medial wall of each labyrinth describes…..
Nasal Conchae of the Ethmoid bone
what 2 cranial bones does ethmoid touch?
Frontal and Sphenoid
what 11 facial bones does ethmoid touches?
2x Inf Nasal Conchae, 2x Lacrimal, 2x Palatine, 2x Maxilla, 2x Nasal, Vomer
what is the largest immovable bone of the face?
maxilla
what 3 cavities does the maxilla bones help form?
Oral, Nasal, Orbital
what bones make up the hard palate of the mouth?
maxilla and palatine
what are the 3 cranial bones zygoma touch?
Frontal, Temporal, and sphenoid
what 1 facial bone does zygoma touch?
Maxilla
small facial bone, size of a fingernail describes …
Lacrimal
what 2 cranial bone does the lacrimal touch?
Ethmoid and Frontal
what 2 facial bones does the lacrimal touch?
Maxilla, inf nasal conchae
point of junction between 2 nasal bones is call…
nasion
