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Skull, Cranial Bones, facial and sinus

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How many cranial bones are there   show
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How many facial bones are there   show
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show Calvaria and the floor  
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What are the four bones of the calvaria (skullcap)   show
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What are the four bones of the floor   show
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Viewed from the front, the bone of the calvaria that is most readily visible is the   show
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What are the two main parts of the frontal bone   show
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Smooth, raised prominence between the eyebrows just above the bridge of the noise   show
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Slight depression above each eyebrow and corresponds to the floor of the anterior fossa of the cranial vault.   show
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show Supraorbital margin (SOM)  
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show Supraorbital notch  
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On each side of the squamous portion of the frontal bone above the supraorbital grove is a larger rounded prominence   show
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The _____ on each side forms the superior part of each orbit   show
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show ethmoidal notch  
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show Cribriform plate  
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show Perpendicular plate  
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A structure found in the middle of the sphenoid bone that surrounds the pituitary gland is the   show
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show Dorsum sellae  
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Which structure of the sphenoid bone allows for the passage of the optic nerve and is the actual opening for the orbit   show
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show Medial and lateral pterygoid processes  
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show lateral  
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Which aspect of the frontal bone forms the superior aspect of the orbit   show
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Cranial sutures are classified as being _____ joints   show
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Small irregular bones that sometimes develop in adult skull sutures are called _____ or _____ bones and are most frequently found in the _______ suture.   show
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Which term describes the superior rim of the orbit   show
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What is the name of the notch that separates the orbital plates from each other   show
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Which cranial bones from the upper lateral walls of the calvarium   show
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show Occipital  
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A small prominence located on the squamous portion of the occipital bone is called the   show
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What is the name of the oval processes found on the occipital bone that help form the occipito-atlantal joint   show
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show Squamous, mastoid, and petrous  
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show False (petrous portion)  
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Which external landmark corresponds with the level of the petrous ridge   show
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show Internal acoustic meatus  
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show Squamous, mastoid and petrous  
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show Petrous portion  
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show Auricle or pinna  
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How long is the average external acoustic meatus (EAM)   show
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show Tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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What is the collective term for the small bones of the middle ear   show
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Which structure allows for communication between the nasopharynx and middle ear   show
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What is the major function of the auditory tube   show
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show Aditus  
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What is the name of the thin plate of bone that separates the mastoid air cells from the brain   show
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show Malleus  
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Which one of the auditory ossicles is considered to be the smallest   show
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Which one of the auditory ossicles resembles a premolar tooth   show
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show Oval or vestibular window  
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Which two sensory functions occur occur within the inner ear?   show
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What is the name of the small membrane that will move outward to transmit impulses to the auditory nerve, thus creating the sense of hearing   show
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Because of its central location, the ______ articulates with all seven of the other cranial bones   show
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show True  
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Which one of the following bones is not part of the floor of the cranium? (Temporal, Ethmoid, Occipital, Sphenoid)   show
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show Squamous  
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Which four cranial bones articulate with the frontal bone   show
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show Parietal tubercles or eminences  
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show Petrous portion or petrous pyramids  
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show True  
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The shallow depression just posterior to the base of the dorsum sellae and anterior to the foramen magnum is the   show
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show Lateral labyrinth or masses  
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Form a part of the lateral walls of the nasal cavities   show
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show Crista galli  
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show Left pterion  
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show Squamosal suture  
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What are the two terms for the small, irregular bones found in the adult skull sutures   show
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show Sphenoid  
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Structures related to cranial bone: Anterior Clinoid processes   show
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show Frontal  
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Structures related to cranial bone: Foramen ovale   show
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show Ethmoid  
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show Ethmoid  
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show Occipital  
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Extending anteriorly from the squamous portion of the temporal bone is an arch of bone termed the   show
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show superior and middle nasal conchae  
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The anterior fontanel is the largest and it does not completely close until about ___ months   show
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show tympanic membrane, auditory ossicles and the tympanic cavity  
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The ______ is the passageway between the middle ear and the nasopharynx   show
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Part of the internal ear that relates to the sense of hearing   show
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show MRI  
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Air fluid level in the sphenoid sinus if a ______ is used for the lateral view.   show
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In a AP axial projection _____ will project the anterior arch of C1 into the foramen magnum rather than the dorsum sellae   show
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In a lateral position ____ is evident by superior and inferior separation of symmetric horizontal structures such as the orbital roofs   show
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What is the thyroid does for a SMV projection   show
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On the lateral position for a sella turcica where is the CR centered to   show
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show 30 degree caudad  
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Which of the following bones is not a facial bone? (middle nasal conche, vomer, lacrimal bone, mandible)   show
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What is the largest immovable bone of the face?   show
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List the four processes of the maxilla   show
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Of the four processes of the maxilla which one is most superior   show
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Which soft tissue landmark is found at the base of the anterior nasal spine   show
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Which facial bones form the posterior aspect of the hard palate   show
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show Frontal and ethmoid  
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Which facial bones are sometimes called the "cheek bones"   show
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