The Skull Flashcards
1
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Two bone types:
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• Cranial - form the top, sides, and back of the skull
• Facial - form the face
2
Q
Cranial
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form the top, sides, and back of the skull
3
Q
Facial
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form the face
4
Q
Frontal
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anterior
on the forehead
5
Q
Parietal
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top and most of the sides
6
Q
Occipital
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back
7
Q
Temporal
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- form the lower sides of the skull
8
Q
Sphenoid and ethmoid bones
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floor
9
Q
Ear ossicles are the smallest bones of the body
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• Malleus
• Incus
• Stapes
10
Q
Mandible
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forms the lower jaw bone
11
Q
Maxillae
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form the upper jawbone
12
Q
Zygomatic
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form the prominence of the cheeks
13
Q
Nasal bones
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- fuse together to form the bridge of the nose
14
Q
Palatine
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form the anterior portion of the palate
roof of the mouth
15
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Vomer
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a thin bone that divides the nasal cavity
