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Skull
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frontal Bone | most visible part at the front of the skull |
| Supraorbital Margin | Eyebrow bone |
| Orbital Plate | Top of eye-socket |
| Supraorbital Foramen | Foramen on top of eye-socket |
| Nasal Bones | Nose |
| Maxilla | Upper Jaw |
| Alveolus | Tooth socket |
| Alveolar Process | Combined alveoli make up this |
| Zygomatic Bone | Cheekbones, lateral to the maxilla |
| Lacrimal Bones | medial wall of the orbit |
| Lacrimal Groove | Leads to the nasolacrimal canal |
| Nasolacrimal Canal | connects the eye to the nose |
| Ethmoid Bone | posterior to the lacrimal bone |
| Sphenoid Bone | most rear part of the orbit, also between temporal and frontal bone |
| Optic Canal | Foramen in the Sphenoid |
| Superior Orbital Fissure | Upper fissure in sphenoid |
| Inferior Orbital Fissure | Lower fissure in sphenoid |
| Perpendicular Plate | Middle ethmoid bone in sinus cavity |
| Vomer Bone | most inferior portion of the septum |
| Middle Nasal Conchae | upper, lateral parts of ethmoid bone in sinus cavity |
| Inferior Nasal Conchae | Lower, lateral parts of the septum |
| Mandible | Lower jaw |
| Mental Foramina | foramen on front of mandible |
| Mandibular Symphysis | where the right and left halves of the mandible come together |
| Body | horizontal part of the mandible |
| Angle | most posterior edge of the mandible |
| Ramus | Vertical part of the mandible |
| Coronoid Process | Anterior process extending from ramus |
| Condyloid Process | Posterior process extending from the ramus |
| Mandibular Condyle | Round portion on top of the Condyloid Process |
| Mandibular Notch | Space between the Coronoid and Condyloid Processes |
| Mandibular Foramen | Foramen on back of the mandible |
| Mylohyoid Line | A bony ridge extending from the mandibular foramen |
| Parietal Bone | Largest bone visible to the lateral skull |
| Sagittal Suture | Connects the parietal and the occipital bones |
| Coronal Suture | Connects the parietal and the frontal bones |
| Temporal Bone | large flat bone posterior to the sphenoid bone |
| Squamous Portion | large flat portion of the temporal bone below the parietal |
| Squamous Suture | Connects the squamous portion to the parietal bone |
| Zygomatic Process | Process that extends from the temporal Bone towards the cheekbone |
| External Acoustic Meatus | Opening to the ear |
| Mastoid Process | Bony Process posterior to the External Acoustic Meatus |
| Styloid Process | sharp, pointed process that extends from the temporal bone anterior to the External Acoustic Meatus |
| Occipital Bone | Large bone visible on the Posterior of the skull |
| Lambdoid Suture | Connects the occipital and the parietal bones |
| External Occipital Protuberance | bump in the middle of the occipital bone |
| Median Nuchal Line | extends downward from the external occipital protuberance |
| Superior & Inferior Nuchal Lines | Lines that extend laterally above and below the external occipital protuberance |
| Foramen Magnum | largest foramen on the underside of the skull |
| Occipital Condyles | Condyles on either side of the foramen magnum |
| Hypoglossal Canals | Canals that run horizontally through the occipital condyles |
| Condyloid Canal | Canals that run vertically through the occipital condyles |
| Stylomastiod Foramen | Foramen between the styloid and mastoid processes |
| Jugular Foramina | large foramens lacrimal to the occipital condyles, closest to the foramen magnum |
| Jugular Fossa | Shallow Fossa next to the Jugular Foramina |
| Carotid Canal | A canal just anterior to each jugular foramina and styloid process |
| Mandibular Fossa | Fossa where the mandibular Condyles fit into the skull |
| Foramen Spinosum | Smallest hole located in the sphenoid bone anterior to the carotid canal |
| Foramen Ovale | Oval-shaped holes just below the foramen spinosum, in the sphenoid bone |
| Foramen Lacerum | the most medial foramen, located between the temporal and the occipital bones |
| Pterygoid Processes | Plates that extend from the nasal region |
| Palatine Bone | Set of bones behind the palatetine bone |
| Lesser Palatine Foramina | series of little foramina on the lateral sides of the palatine bone |
| Greater Palatine Foramina | Larger foramina on the palatine bone |
| Transverse Palatine Suture | Connects the palatine bones to the palatine process |
| Palatine Process | most anterior part of the maxilla; the whole palate |
| Median Palatine Suture | Connects the sides of the palatine process together. |
| Anterior Palatine Foramen | Part of the palate just behind the teeth |
| Anterior Cranial Fossa | the most anterior part of the interior of the skull |
| Middle Cranial Fossa | The middle portion of the interior of the skull |
| Posterior Cranial Fossa | The most posterior part of the interior of the skull |
| Crista Galli | Process in the anterior cranial fossa near the frontal bone, part of the ethmoid bone |
| Cribriform Plate | the base of the crista galli, the middle portion of the ethmoid bone |
| Cribriform Foramina | Holes on the cribriform plate |
| Lesser Wind of the Sphenoid | the ledge where the anterior cranial fossa dips down into the middle cranial fossa. |
| Anterior Clinoid Process | two processes that extend from the lesser wind of the sphenoid |
| Chiasmatic Groove | The groove between the anterior clinoid processes |
| Foramen Rotundum | foramen inferior to each clinoid process |
| Greater Wind of the Sphenoid | Under the lesser wing of the sphenoid |
| Sella Turcica | The hypophyseal fossa and the dorsum sella are knows as... |
| Hypophyseal Fossa | The groove where his butt goes |
| Dorsum Sella | the back of the chair for the little man |
| Posterior Clinoid Processes | Processes that project from the dorsum sella |
| Petrous Portion | where the middle cranial fossa dips into the posterior cranial fossa, thick boxy portion |
| Internal Acoustic Meatus | canal on the petrous portion |
| Depression of the Transverse Sinus | Stream-like groove on the posterior part of the occipital bone |
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