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Bones of the Skull

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How many synovial joints are found in the skull?   One in the jaw  
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Sutures are classified as what kind of joints?   synarthrotic  
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The 2 parietal bones are joined by which suture?   saggital  
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Which suture separates the frontal bone from the parietal bones?   coronal  
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Which suture separates the parietal bones from the occipital bone?   lambdoidal  
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What is the name for the soft spots in the skull?   fontanels  
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What are the air containing spaces in the skull that lighten the head, provide mucus, and resonate sound?   Sinus cavities  
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Which skull bone contains air cells that drain into the middle ear?   Mastoid process  
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Which bone is shaped like a small mandible and is found at the level of C3?   Hyoid  
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If you are strangled, which bone is commonly broken?   Hyoid  
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The cranial vault contains how many bones?   Eight  
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Where do the eyeballs sit?   In the eye orbits  
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List the 8 cranial bones:   frontal, parietal (2), temporal (2), ethmoid, sphenoid, occipital  
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