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Cranium

Cranium bones and terms from the bone list

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Superior to the Orbit, Anterior to the brain Frontal bone
Inferior to the Parietal and Connected by the Lamboidal suture, contains the Foramen Magnum Occipital bone (aak·si·puh·tl)
The Keystone bone, Posterior to the Orbit, anterior to the Occipital, Inferior to the Frontal Sphenoid bone (Sfee-Noyd)
Medial to both Orbits, posterior to the Nasal, separates the nasal cavity from the brain Ethmoid (eth·moyd)
Posterior to the Frontal, Superior to the Temporal, Split by the Sagittal suture Parietal (pr·ai·uh·tl)
Posterior to the Sphenoid, Inferior to the Parietal and connected by the Squamosal suture Temporal
Inferior to the Maxilla, The lower Jaw bone Mandible
Inferior to the Ethmoid, Superior to the Roof of the mouth Vomer
Lateral to the Nasal, half of the inferior part of the orbit, the Upper Jaw Maxilla
Lateral to the Maxilla in the orbit, The cheek bone Zygomatic
Part the medial wall of the orbit, sits anterior to the Superior Optical Fissure and posterior to the maxilla Lacrimal
Medial to the maxilla, Inferior to the Frontal, superior to the Anterior Nasal Aperture Nasal
Posterior to the Maxilla, Medial from the rear Molars, The Back of the roof of the mouth Palatine (pa·luh·tine)
Medial to the maxilla, inferior to the Nasal, Located in the Posterior to the Anterior Nasal Aperture Nasal Concha
The Suture that connects the Frontal and the parietal Coronal
The suture that splits the Parietal Sagittal
The suture that Connects the Parietal and Temporal Squamos
The suture that connects the Parietal and Occipital Lambdoid
Name the four Paranasal Sinuses Frontal Sinus Sphenoid Sinus Maxilla Sinus Ethmoid Sinus
What is the function of a Sinus? Add moisture and heat to the air we breath Help fight Infection Reduce weight of skull
Part of the Temporal Bone, extending downward and forward from the undersurface of the temporal bone Styloid Process
Connects the Temporal to the Zygomatic Bone Zygomantic Process of the Temporal
Posterior Part of the Temporal bone, Inferior to the parietal bone, Gives attachment to various muscles Mastoid process
forms with the Palatine bone to form the hard palate Palatine Process
Dorsal fin Like point on both sides of the mandible, anterior to the condylar Process Coronoid Process
Posterior to the Coronoid process Condylar Process
Located in the Occipital bone, allows the Vertebral arteries and spinal cord to exit the skull Foramen magnum
Superior to the orbit, a notch Inferior to the eyebrow Supraorbital foramen
Inferior to the orbit, lateral to the anterior Nasal Aperture on both sides Infraorbital Foramen
Inferior to the Teeth, Located on both sides of the mandible Mental Foramen
Medial to the Superior Orbital Fissure, Located In the Sphenoid bone Optic Canals
Located in the Posterior of the Sphenoid bone, Allows Passage of the mandibular nerve, One of the larger of the holes Foramen Ovale
Posterior to the Foramen Ovale, anterior and lateral to the Foramen Magnum Carotid Canal
Formed by the temporal bone anteriorly and the occipital bone posteriorly, its directly posterior to the carotid canal Jugular foramen
the soft spot on the babies head, allows for the babies head to fit through the birth canal and allows rapid growth of the brain Fontanelles
Protrusion on each side of the foramen Magnum Occipital Condyles
extended from Zygomantic Process of the Temporal, connects the process to the Zygomantic bone Zygomantic arch
Bony eye socket Orbit
Saddle shaped depression on the Superior side of the Sphenoid. Sella turcica (seh·luh tur·kuh·kuh)
wedge shaped vertical line on the Superior Side of the Ethmoid bone, Posterior to the Nasal Crista Galli (kri·stuh ga·lee)
Directly Inferior to the Crista Galli, Posterior to the nasal, Cribiform Plates
Outer ear canal External Acostic meatus
Formed by the Palatine Process and the palatine Hard Palate
Hammer shaped small bone of the middle ear Malleus
Tiny anvil shaped bone Incus
Stirrup shaped bone in the middle ear, attached to the Incus Stapes
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