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Cranial Bones-Anatomy

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show Frontal Squama; Forehead; Vault  
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The horizontal portion of the frontal bone forms what?   show
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On both sides of the superior portion of the frontal squama is a rounded elevation called __________ __________.   show
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The arched ridges of the frontal squama that correspond to the position of the eyebrows is called the ______________ arches.   show
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show Supraorbital Margins; Supraorbital Foramen  
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The smooth elevation between both Superciliary arches is the ___________.   show
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show Frontosphenoidal suture  
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The frontal squama articulates with the nasal bones at the ______________ suture.   show
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What is the midpoint of the frontonasal suture?   show
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The frontal bone articulates with which cranial bones?   show
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What separates the orbital plates of the horizontal portion of the frontal bone?   show
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show Cribiform plate  
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show Nasal Spine  
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What does the posterior portion of the orbital plate of the frontal bone articulate with?   show
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The small cube shaped bone that forms part of the cranial floor:   show
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The 2 light, spongy lateral masses of the ethmoid are called the ____________.   show
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The Horizontal portion of the ethmoid received into the ethmoid notch of the frontal bone is the ___________ ______.   show
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The cribiform plate of the ethmoid has many foramina for the transmission of what?   show
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show Crista Galli  
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What does the Crista Galli serve as an attachment for?   show
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What is the falx cerebri?   show
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The vertical portion of the ethmoid is called what?   show
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The perpendicular plate of the ethmoid along with the nasal spine of the frontal bone forms the superior portion of the bony _________ of the nose.   show
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show Ethmoidal sinuses or air cells  
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The air cells or ethmoidal sinuses on both lateral masses of the ethmoid bone are divided into how many groups? What are they?   show
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show Orbits; Nasal  
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Projecting inferiorly from each medial labyrinth wall of the ethmoid are 2 thin, scroll-shaped processes called what?   show
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show Frontal and Sphenoid Cranial bones  
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The 2 parietal bones are what shape?   show
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show Sagittal Suture  
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The prominent bulge on each parietal bone at the central-superior portion where the width of the head should be measured is called the ____________ ___________.   show
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show The opposite Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Frontal and Sphenoid bones  
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show Sphenoid  
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show Base of the cranium, anterior to the temporal bones and basilar part of the occipital bone  
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The part of the sphenoid bone that projects inferior from both sides of the body of the bone is called what?   show
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The body of the sphenoid bone contains 2 ____________ which are incompletely separated by a median septum.   show
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The anterior surface of the body of the Sphenoid bone forms the posterior bony wall of what?   show
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What is the deep depression on the superior surface of the sphenoid and what does it protect?   show
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show In the midsagittal plane of the cranium 3/4 inches anterior and 3/4 inches superior to the EAM.  
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The Sella Turcica is bound anteriorly by the ______________ ___________ and posteriorly by the ___________ ____________.   show
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show Anterior Clinoid process for the tuberculum and Posterior Clinoid process for the Dorsum  
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show Clivus  
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The Clivus supports what?   show
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show Carotid Sulcus; Carotid Artery and Cavernous Sinus  
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show The Optic Groove  
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The lesser wings of the sphenoid form the posteromedial portion of the roofs of the ___________, the posterior portion of the anterior _____________ fossa and the upper margin of the ___________ ____________ fissures and optic canals.   show
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show Anterior Clinoid proceses  
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The 3 openings on the greater wings of the sphenoid for the passage of nerves and blood vessels which are subject to radiologic investigation are:   show
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The processes that arise from the lateral portions of the inferior surface of the body of the sphenoid and the medial inferior surface of the lesser wings are called:   show
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The Pterygoid processes consists of 2 plates of bone called __________ __________ which are fused at the superoanterior parts:   show
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show Pterygoid Hamulus  
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show Medial laminae of the Ptyeroid process due to the Pterygoid Hamulus  
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show Nasal Cavity.  
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show All 7 other cranial bones.  
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show Squama, 2 Occipital Condyles, & the Basilar portion  
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What passes through the Foramen Magnum?   show
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What prominent process on the Occipital bone lies midway between the summit of the bone and the foramen magnum?   show
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show Inion  
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show Internal Occipital Protuberance  
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The Occipital Condyles articulate with what?   show
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What is the articulation between the Occipital condyles and the Atlas of the C-Spine termed?   show
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show Occipitoatlantal Joints  
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show Anterior ends of the Occipital Condyles  
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show Jugular Foramen; Jugular Vein for blood drainage from the brain and 3 cranial nerves.  
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The basilar portion of the occipital bone joins the body of the sphenoid bone at the ___________ _________ of the sphenoid. This junction is called the __________.   show
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show 2 Parietal, 2 Temporal, the Sphenoid and C-1 (Atlas)  
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Each Temporal bone consists of a ___________ portion, a ____________ portion, a _____________ process, a ____________ process and a ______________ portion that contains the organs of __________ and ________.   show
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show Zygomatic; Zygomatic arch  
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The rounded eminence on the inferior portion of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone is the _____________ ___________ forms the anterior portion of the _______________ fossa that receives the condyle of the mandible.   show
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show Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)  
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show Tympanic Portion  
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show Styloid Process  
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The 1st air cell of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone situated at the upper anterior portion is called the __________ ___________.   show
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show Petrous Portion; Petrous Pyramid  
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The Petrous Pyramid projects medially and anteriorly between the ______________ and the ________________. The apex of the petrous pyramid articulates with the body of the __________ bone.   show
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show The Carotid canal on the inferior portion of the Petrous Pyramid  
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show Petrous Ridge; Top of the Ear Attachment (TEA)  
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The temporal bone articulates with which bones?   show
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show Frontal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid  
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Which cranial bone helps to complete the zygomatic arch?   show
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show Hearing and balance  
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show Tympanic; Tympanic; Ossicles  
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The passage in the middle ear that communicates with the nasopharynx and equalizes air pressure in the middle ear is the _____________ __________.   show
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show Inner ear  
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What bone contains the maxillary sinus?   show
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show Mandible  
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show Hyoid  
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The petrous pyramid projects anteriorly and medially at an angle of ________ degrees for the typical skull called a _________________ skull.   show
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Which skull type is short from front to back, wide for side to side and shallow from vertex to base? What is the angle of the petrous pyramid?   show
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show Dolichocephalic; 40 degrees  
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show Maxilla and Palatine  
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show Synovial, Hinge-gliding  
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The smallest bones of the skull which contains the _____________ foramen for passage for tear ducts:   show
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Near the petrous apex is a foramen through which the internal carotid artery passes is the __________ __________.   show
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show Spinosum, Ovale, Rotundum  
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The opening in the sphenoid bone that allows for passage of the optic nerve and opthalmic artery is the ___________ __________.   show
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The anterior part of the occipital bone contains a deep notch that forms part of an important large opening in the skull that allows blood to drain via the internal jugular vein and passage of 3 cranial nerves:   show
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show 3 Cranial; 4 Facial  
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The superior aspect of the sphenoid bone holds the _________ gland.   show
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The bones that make up the cranial floor:   show
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show 8  
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How many bones in the skull?   show
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What suture lies between the Parietal and Occipital bones?   show
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The point where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet:   show
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show Squamosal  
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The point where the Parietal bone, Squamosal suture and the greater wing of the Sphenoid bone:   show
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The Asterion is the junction of what?   show
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show Sagittal and Lamdoidal suture  
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