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special bone functions
special bone functions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/27/2006

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cheek bones
Definition
created by the union of the zygomatic process and the zygomatic bone
Term
occipital condyles
Definition
THE OCCIPITAL CONDYLES REST ON THE ATLAS WHICH IS C1 THESE ARE LATERAL TO THE FORAMEN MAGNUM
Term
SELLA TURCICA
Definition
THE SELLA TURCICA OF THE SPHENOID BONE HOLDS THE PITUITARY GLAND
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SELLA TURCICA
Definition
THE SELLA TURCICA OF THE SPHENOID BONE HOLDS THE PITUITARY GLAND
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SELLA TURCICA
Definition
THE SELLA TURCICA OF THE SPHENOID BONE HOLDS THE PITUITARY GLAND
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CRISTA GALLI
Definition
THE CRISTA GALLI OF THE ETHMOID BONE PROVIDES AN ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE OUTERMOST COVERING ( MENINGES) OF THE BRAIN
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CRIBRIFORM PLATES
Definition
THE CRIBRIFORM PLATES OF THE ETHMOID BONE ALLOW ALL FIBERS CARRYING IMPULSES FROM THE OLFACTORY RECEPTORS OF THE NOSE ALLOWING US TO SMELL
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HYOID BONE
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THE HYOID BONE IS THE ONLY BONE THAT DOES NOT ARTICULATE WITH ANY OTHER BONE IT IS AN ATTACHMENT POINT POINT FOR NECK THAT RAISE AND LOWER THE TOUNGE
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RIBS
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THERE ARE 12 RIBS THE FIRST 7 RIBS ARE CALLED TRUE RIBS AND ATTACH DIRECTLY TO THE STERNUM 8 THRU 12 ARE CALLED FALSE RIBS THEY SHARE CARTILAGE WITH ANOTHER RIB OR IN THE CASE OF 11 AND 12 THEY FLOAT HAVE NO CARTILAGE OF THEIR OWN
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