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Forensic Anthro - Skull bones and features
What bone each of the skull feature belongs to
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
05/10/2010

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Term
anterior nasal spine
Definition
caudal part of the spine in the nasal cavity on MAXILLA
Term
basilar synchondrosis
Definition
suture between OCCIPITAL and SPHENOID bones
Term
coronal suture
Definition
suture between PARIETAL and FRONTAL
Term
coronoid process
Definition
anterior process on the lateral sides of the MANDIBLE
Term
coronal suture
Definition
suture between PARTIAL and FRONTAL bones
Term
cribiform plate
Definition
under crista galli on ETHMOID bone
Term
crista galli
Definition
sits on top of cribiform plate on ETHMOID bone
Term
external auditory meatus
Definition
TEMPORAL bone
Term
external occipital protuberance
Definition
OCCIPITAL
Term
foramen magnum
Definition
big hole in OCCIPITAL bone
Term
frontal crest
Definition
FRONTAL
Term
gonial angle
Definition
MANDIBLE
Term
greater wing
Definition
SPHENOID - process that surrounds the lower part of the cranium
Term
horizontal ramus
Definition
MANDIBLE
Term
hypoglossal canal
Definition
OCCIPITAL bone - on the side of the foramen mangum by the occipital condyle
Term
incisive foramen
Definition
MAXILLA - foramen on the hard palate
Term
inferior nucal line
Definition
OCCIPITAL
Term
lambdoid suture
Definition
between OCCIPITAL and PARIETAL
Term
lesser wing
Definition
SPHENOID
Term
malar tubercle
Definition
on ZYGOMATIC bone on the temporal process
Term
mandibular condyle
Definition
posterior process on the lateral sides of the MANDIBLE
Term
mandibular notch
Definition
space between the condyle and coronoid process on the MANDIBLE
Term
mastoid process
Definition
under auditory meatus on TEMPORAL bone
Term
meningeal grooves
Definition
blood vessel marks on PARIETAL and to the lesser degree on FRONTAL bones
Term
mental foramen
Definition
foramen on the lateral ventral sides of the MANDIBLE
Term
mental symphysis
Definition
the center of the MANDIBLE
Term
mylohyoid groove
Definition
inner side of the MANDIBLE for muscle attachment
Term
nuchal line
Definition
vertical line on the posterior end of OCCIPITAL
Term
occipital condyle
Definition
on the OCCIPITAL bone around the foramen magnum
Term
occipital crest
Definition
OCCIPITAL
Term
palatine process
Definition
line in inner MAXILLA on the hard palate - the midridge
Term
parietal eminence
Definition
bumps on the PARIETAL bones
Term
perpendicular process
Definition
opposite of crista galli on the ETHMOID bone
Term
petrous portion
Definition
TEMPORAL
Term
post-orbital constriction
Definition
FRONTAL
Term
pterygoid process
Definition
SPHENOID
Term
sagittal suture
Definition
suture between two PARIETAL bones
Term
sella turcica
Definition
turkish saddle on the SPHENOID
Term
squamosal suture
Definition
suture between TEMPORAL and PARIETAL - overlapping
Term
superciliary arch
Definition
eyebrows of FRONTAL
Term
superior nuchal line
Definition
OCCIPITAL
Term
supramastoid crest
Definition
posterior part of zygomatic arch on the TEMPORAL bone
Term
supraorbital notch
Definition
foramen on the superciliary notch - FRONTAL
Term
temporal line
Definition
forehead line on FRONTAL and continuous on PARIETAL bone
Term
temporal process
Definition
on ZYGOMATIC bone
Term
vertical ramus
Definition
MANDIBLE
Term
zygomatic arch
Definition
TEMPORAL and ZYGOMATIC
Term
zygomatic process
Definition
TEMPORAL
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