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frontal

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forehead

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Cranial Bones

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the skull

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parietal

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back top of head

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temporal

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around the ear

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mastoid process

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part of the temporal, back of ear lowest point

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styloid process

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part of the temporal, tail of the ear

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external acoustic meatus

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part of the temporal, inside the ear

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occipital

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lower back of head

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foramen magnum

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part of the occipital, hole where the spine goes

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occipital condyles

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part of the occipital, “elbow pasta shaped” around the front of foramen magnum

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sphenoid

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behind the cheakbone, in front of temporal bone

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ethmoid

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inside of eye, furthest inside point

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facial bones

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front of head, face

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mandible

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facial bone, under bottom layer of teeth

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mandibular condyle

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top/back of mental

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mandibular notch

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“U” shaped next to condyle

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mandibular ramus

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under the mandibular notch

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mandibular angle

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the side/back curve of mental

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mandibular foramen

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anterior pt. of mental

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maxilla

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above the teeth/around bottom and sides of nose. Part of the pallet in the mouth too

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zygomatic

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under and around the eye

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lacrimal

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in eye, closest to the anterior maxilla

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nasal

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top surface of nose

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vomer

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inner most part of mouth surface

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palatine
surface of back of mouth surface, hard plate
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coronal suture
????
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squamous suture
????
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lambdoid suture
left/right crack at the superior occipital edge
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sagittal suture
crack at superior pt. of the skull
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sphenoid sinuses
posterior to temple area, anterior of the ear. Part of paranasal sinuses.
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frontal sinuses
forehead above the eyes. Part of paranasal sinuses.
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hyoid
in throat, looks like "bull horns"
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cervical vertebrae
C1-C7 (top-bottom)
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axis
C2 part of cervical vertebrae
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atlas
C1 part of cervical vertebrae
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thoracic vertebrae
under cervical vertebrae, T1-T12 (top-bottom)
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lumbar vertebrae
under thoracic, L1-L5 (top-bottom)
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sacrum
under lumbar, above coccyx
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median sacral crest
on sacrum, bumps facing dorsal
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coccyx
arrowed shaped, under sacrum
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spinous process
???
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vertebral arch
inside arch towards the 3 prongs, part of vertebrae
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lamina
rap around inside and outside of bone, part of vertebrae
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transversal process
left and right prong, part of vertebrae
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transverse foramen
cervical only, holes next to "body", part of vertebrae
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superior articular process
connecting "body" to left and right prong, part of vertebrae
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pedicle
rap around superior articular process, part of vertebrae
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vertebral foramen
inner circle between 3 prongs and body, part of vertebrae
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body
thick part of spine (not the 3 prongs), part of vertebrae
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sternum
center of thoracic cage
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manubrium
superior part of sternum, part of thoracic cage
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body of sternum
middle of sternum, part of thoracic cage
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xiphoid process
inferior part of sternum, part of thoracic cage
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ribs
T1-T12 (top-bottom), part of thoracic cage
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true
top-bottom T1-T7, part of thoracic cage
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false
top-bottom T8-T12 including the floating ribs, part of thoracic cage
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costal cartilages
the hyaline cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum, part of thoracic cage
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floating ribs
T11 and T12, have no hyaline caartilage, part of thoracic cage
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head of rib
rib attached to "body", part of thoracic cage
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neck of rib
centermeters away from the head of the rib (on rib), part of thoracic cage
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costal grove of rib
the inside bone of the rib (medial view), part of thoracic cage

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