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Palpable landmarks of face, skull & vertebrae
| Bone | Associated Structure(s) | Palpable landmarks |
|---|---|---|
| Occipital | Foramen Magnum, occipital condyles | External occipital protruberance, superior nuchal line |
| Foramen magnum | Spinal cord | none |
| Frontal | Sinus | Bony orbits, supraorbital margin (brow ridge) |
| Temporal | Squamous part (flattened plate), 2) Tympanic part (ear canal (styloid process)), Mastoid part (mastoid process), Petrous (inner, middle ear) | Mastoid process, zygomatic process |
| Maxilla | Upper jaw, hard palate, maxillary sinus | Zygomatic arch (connects with), palatine process |
| Palatine | Posterior 1/3 of hard palate | none |
| Mandible | Body, ramus | Condyloid process, coronoid process, mandibular notch |
| Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) | (blank) | Mandibular fossa, mandible |