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cranium   the portion of the skull that encloses that brain  
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temporal   two fan-shaped bones in the temporal area above each ear  
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parietal   two bones that make up the roof and side walls covering the brain  
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frontal   a single bone in the frontal or anterior region that makes up the forehead  
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occipital   one large, thick bone at the lower back of the head that forms the base of the skull and contains a large opening for the spinal cord passage to the brain  
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ethmoid   a spongy bonr located between the eye orbits that helps forn the roof and part of the anterior nasal fossa of the skull  
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sphenoid   a large bone at the base of the skull, situated between the occipital and ethmoid bones in front of and between the parietal and temporal bones on each side  
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zygomatic   facial bones under each eye that form and give shape to the cheekbone  
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maxilla   facial bones under each eye that unite in the center to form the upper jaw and support the maxillary teeth  
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palatine   bones on the left and right that form that hard palate of the mouth and the nasal floor  
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nasal   two bones on left and right that form the arch or bridge of the nose  
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lacrimal   two bones at the inner side or nose site of the orbital cavity  
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inferior nasal conchae   two thin, scroll-like bones that form the lower part of the interior of the nasal cavity  
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mandible   the strong, horseshoe-shaped bone that forms the lower jaw  
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vomer   a single bone that forms the lower posterior part if the nasal septum  
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malleus   largest of the three ossicles in the middle ear (ear mallet)  
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incus   one of three ossicles in the middles ear (anvil)  
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stapes   one of the three issicles in the middle ear (stirrup)  
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sinus   air pocket or cavity in a bone that lightens the bone, warms the air intake, and helps form sounds  
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hyoid   a horseshoe-shaped bone lying at the base of the tongue  
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maxillary   located in the maxilla  
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suture   a line where two or more bones unite in an immovable joint  
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sagittal   the union line between the two parietal bones on the top of the skull  
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coronal   junction of the frontal and the parietal bones. soft at birth and shortly after  
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temporoparietal   located between the temporal and parietal bones  
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posterior nasal spine   located in the upper arch between the nasal bone and superior maxilla  
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incisive suture   located in the anterior area of the pre-maxilla and palatine processes  
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nasion   a point where the nasofrontal suture is cut across by the middle plane of the skull  
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alveolar   bone growth or border of the maxilla and the mandible  
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symphysis   the center of the mandible, forms the chin  
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cranium   portion of skull that encloses the brain  
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jugular   takes blood from head to heart  
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philtrum   groove on external middle surface of upper lip  
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superius oris   upper lip  
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magnum   foramen in occipital bone for spinal cord passage  
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parotid   largest salivary gland  
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buccinator   principal cheek muscle  
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glossa   another word for tongue  
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node   mass of lymph cells forming body  
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mastication   act of chewing  
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mental   another word for chin  
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suture   immoveable junction of two bones  
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uvula   tissue structure hanging from posterior of palate  
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frontal   forhead bone  
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incus   bone of middle ear  
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filiform   don't sense taste  
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node   a mass of lymph cells forming a unit of lymphatic tissue  
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enzyme   a body-produced a chemical helping to break down food for digestion  
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carotid   artery that carries the blood supply to the head and brain  
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lacrimal   branch of the ophthalmic nerves that provides sensation for the tear gland  
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masseter   the principal muscle of mastication that closes the mouth  
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tympanic   not an auditory ossicle  
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mucoperiosteum   the protextive mucous layer covering the bone surface  
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symphasis   the fusion line in the center/middle of the mandible  
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sagittal   the suture between the two parietal bones  
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maxillary sinus cavity   the atrium of Highmore  
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temporal   not a facial bone  
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hyoid   the bone that lies in suspension between the larynx and the mandible  
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mastoid   large bone growth behind the ears on the temporal bone  
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foramen   an opening or passage through a bone that is used for nerve or vessel passage  
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hamulus   an inferior end of a process that has a hooked end  
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sigmoid notch   the s-shaped curvature between the condyle and the coronoid process  
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antigen   a protein produced by cells exposed to  
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retromolar area   the area located to the rear of the mandibular molars  
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two   the median sulcus divides the tongue into ___ sections  
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cranium & facial bones   the skull is composed of two main bone divisions  
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antibody   a protein material manufactured by the body to destroy an antigen  
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sublingual gland   the smallest of the major salivary glands  
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incisive foramen   located in the maxilla behind the central incisors  
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mucoperiosteum   the tissue membrane covering the bones of a mucous surface  
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ramus   ascending part of the mandible  
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frontannel   junction of the frontal and parietal bones are soft and sometimes called a baby's "soft spot"  
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orbicularis oris   another name for the circular muscle surrounding the mouth  
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gasseron ganglion   the trigeminal nerve emerges from the brain and branches at the semilunar mass of nerves  
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mandibular division   the division of the trigeminal nerve that registers sensation to the lower jaw  
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brain   the internal carotid arteru supplies blood to the eyes and the _____  
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Stenson's   the parotid salivary gland empties into the mouth through the _______ duct.  
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immunity   the lumphatic sustem helps protect the body from disease and assists with  
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phagcyte   a lymph cell that ingests and destroys antigens  
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microphages   lymph cells ingest bacteria  
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papilae   taste buds are also called  
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fungiform   papillae are small, dark red papillae on the middle and anterior dorsal surface and along the sides of the tongue  
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uvula   the muscular tissue structure that hangs down from the palate in the rear of the oral cavity  
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rugae   mucus membrane in the roof of the mouth that forms irregular folds and bumps on the surface  
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pharyngopalatine pillars   palatine tonsils lay between  
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