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Bones of the Skull
Bones of the skull & face
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09/06/2010

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Two of these form most of the top & side walls of the skull
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parietal bones
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______forms posterior and base of the skull
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occipital
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Plow shaped cranial bone
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vomer
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the bridge of the nose is the ______bone
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nasal
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the middle ear bone_____
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ossicle
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inferior nasal______
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conchae
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the upper jaw bone
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maxillae
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the lower jaw bone
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mandible
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this bone resembles a bat
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sphenoid
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the cheek bones
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zygomatic
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forms the forhead
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frontal
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anterior medial wall of each orbital cavity
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lacrimal
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forms posterior part of the hard palate
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palatine
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two of these form part of the sides of the cranium
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temporal
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soft spots of a babies head
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fontanels
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rounded box enclosing the brain has 8 bones
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cranium
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forhead roof between the eyeballs & nasal cavities
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frontal bone (1)
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form the largest part of the upper side walls of the cranium
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parietal bones (2)
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form some of the sides & some of the base of the skull near the ears
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temporal bones (2)
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form the anterior portion of the floor between the eye orbits & helps to form the roof of the nasal cavity
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ethmoid bone (1)
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anterior part at the base of the skull looks like a bat
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sphenoid bone (1)
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forms the back of the head & part of the base of the skull
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occipital bone (1)
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how many bones are in the cranium
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8
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site of union of two or more bones; soft spot
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fontanels
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large hole found in the occipital bone that the spinal cord passes through to get to the brain
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foramen magnum
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bones of the middle ear
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ossicles (6)
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stirrup shaped middle ear bone
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stapes
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anvil shapped middle ear bone
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incus
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the malleus bone of the middle ear is shaped like a _____
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hammer
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U shaped bone located in the neck superior to the larynx no direct connection to any other bones; it has tendons that attach it to the tongue & ligaments that attach it to the skull
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hyoid bone
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The___forms the lower part of the nasal septum
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vomer
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The sella turcica protects the_____ ____
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pituitary gland
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there are 3 tiny bones or____in the middle ear
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ossicles
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the frontal bone forms the
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forehead
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The___is the lower jaw & is the only movable bone in the skull
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mandible
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