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| Sphenoid Bone articulates with... |
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Definition
Frontal
Parietal
Ethmoid
Temporal
Zygomatic
Maxillae
Palatine
Occipital |
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Term
| Sphenoid Bone Single or Paired? |
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Definition
Single
bat or butterfly like
Helps connect cranial skeleton to facial skeleton
Forms part of base and sides of skill and walls of each orbit |
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| Sphenoid Bone Contains... |
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Definition
Lesser Wing
Greater Wing
Pterygoid Process
Superior Orbital Fissure
Foramen Rotundum
Foramen Ovale
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Part of sphenoid bone
Base of orbital apex |
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Part of sphenoid bone
Divided into temporal and infratemporal surfaces by the infratemporal crest |
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Part of sphenoid bone
important attachment point for muscles of mastication
Contains lateral plate, Pterygoid fossa, and medial plate |
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Part of sphenoid bone
Opthalmic Nerve passes through |
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Part of sphenoid bone
Maxillary nerve passes through |
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Part of sphenoid bone
Mandibular nerve passes through |
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Term
| Ethmoid Bone single or paired? |
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Definition
Single
Helps connect cranial skeleton to facial skeleton
Anterior to sphenoid |
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| Ethmoid Bone Articulates with... |
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Definition
Frontal
Sphenoid
Lacrimal
Maxilla
Vomer |
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Crista Galli
Criniform Plate
Perpendicular Plate
Superior Nasal Conchae
Middle Nasal Conchae
Orbital Plate
Ethmoidal Sinuses |
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Part of ethmoid bone
Attachment for layers covering brain
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Part of ethmoid bone
Horizontal plate perforated by foramina serving olfactory nerves |
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Part of ethmoid bone
Midline verticle plate
Forms part of nasal septum |
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