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cranial bones

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the skull/bony skeleton of the head rests where?   show
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the skull is divided into what 2 main parts?   show
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what are the bones of the calvaria?   show
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show rt & lt temporal,ethmoid,sphenoid  
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what forms the lateral walls of the cranium & part of the roof of the head?   show
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where is the widest portion of the entire skull?   show
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show the occipital bone  
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what is the external surface of the occipital bone that presents a rounded part?   show
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show onion  
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what is the onion?   show
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what forms the forehead & the superior part of each orbit?   show
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show squamous/verticalorbit/horizontal  
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show the forehead  
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show the superior part of the orbit  
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the cranial bones are fused in an adult to form what?   show
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in the squamous/vertical portion,what is the glabella   show
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what is the supraorbit groove (SOG) the slight   show
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what is on each side of the squamous portion of the frontal bones above the supra orbital grooves?   show
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the orbital/horizontal portion consist of?   show
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show right & left parietal,sphenoid,& ethmoid  
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show anterior part of the floor of the brain case  
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each orbital plate is separated from the other by what?   show
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which bone fits into the ethnoidal notch?   show
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show anterior end of the ethmoid notch  
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what is the large opening at the base of the occipital bone, which the spinal cord passes as it leave the brain   show
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show atlas  
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show atlanto-occipital joint  
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show rt & Lt parietal,rt & Lt temporal,sphenoid & atlas  
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where is the temporal bone located at?   show
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show zygomatic process  
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inferior to the zygomatic process & just anterior to the EAM is what?   show
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what forms the temporomandibular joint?   show
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show styloid process  
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each temporal bone is divided into 3 primary parts   show
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what is the upper border/ridge of the petrous pyramids commonly called?   show
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the petrous ridge of the pyramids corresponds to the level of what landmark?   show
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near the ctr of the petrous pyramid on the posterior surface just superior to the juglar foramen is an opening (orfice) the internal acoustic meatus what passes through here?   show
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each temporal bone articulates with what 3 cranium bones?   show
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what contains the sphenoid sinus?   show
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what is the central depression on the body of the sphenoid bone   show
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the sella turcica partially surrounds & protects what?   show
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show dorsum sellae  
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what is the shallow depression that begins on the back of dorsum sellae of the sphenoid bone to the occipital bone?   show
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show base of the support for the pons  
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extending laterally from the body are 2 wings called   show
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show anterior clinoid process  
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show foramen rotundum,formen ovale,foramen spinosum  
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show on top of the dorsum sellae  
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show lateral pterygoid,medial pterygoid process,ptergoid hamuli  
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show lies below the floor of the cranium  
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show cribriform plate  
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the cribriform plate contains many small openings/foramina what passes through here   show
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show perpendicular plate  
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the ethmoid bone articulate with what two cranial bones?   show
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