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Bones and structures located in your head.

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Bones are...?   dense connective tissue composed of mainly calcium and phosphate  
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How many bones are in the body?   206  
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List the functions of bones: (6 in total)   Protection, support, surfaces for muscle/ligament/tendon attachment, movement, production of RBCs, and the storage of 99% of the calcium in the body.  
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Axial skeleton includes:   80 bones from the head and torso (including the 6 from the middle ear)  
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Appendicular skeleton includes:   126 bones from the body's extremities.  
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The skull contains:   28 bones  
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Mandible   only moveable bone of the skull  
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Sutures   Immobile joints that hold the skull together  
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Coronal suture holds together what?   divides and holds together the frontal bone from the parietal bone.  
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Lambdoid suture holds together what?   holds the parietal bones to the occipital bone.  
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Sinuses   air-filled spaces within the skull that decrease the weight of bones, moisten incoming air, and resonate voice.  
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What is the foramen magnum?   large opening at the base of the skull that lets the spinal cord through.  
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What do the maxillary bones form?   upper jaw, the nose, the orbits (eye sockets), the roof of the mouth, and the maxillary sinuses.  
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The zygomatic is also know as the?   cheek bones  
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The nasal bones form the?   upper part of the nose.  
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The mandible forms the?   lower jaw.  
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At what age does the anterior fontanel close?   10-18 months  
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At what age does the posterior fontanel close?   by the age of 2 months  
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