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Skull, Cranial Bones, facial and sinus

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How many cranial bones are there   show
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How many facial bones are there   show
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The eight bones of the cranium are divided into what two areas   show
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What are the four bones of the calvaria (skullcap)   show
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What are the four bones of the floor   show
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Viewed from the front, the bone of the calvaria that is most readily visible is the   show
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What are the two main parts of the frontal bone   show
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Smooth, raised prominence between the eyebrows just above the bridge of the noise   show
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Slight depression above each eyebrow and corresponds to the floor of the anterior fossa of the cranial vault.   show
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show Supraorbital margin (SOM)  
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show Supraorbital notch  
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On each side of the squamous portion of the frontal bone above the supraorbital grove is a larger rounded prominence   show
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show orbital plate  
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show ethmoidal notch  
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The small horizontal plate of the ethmoid.   show
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show Perpendicular plate  
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A structure found in the middle of the sphenoid bone that surrounds the pituitary gland is the   show
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show Dorsum sellae  
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show Optic foramen  
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Which structures of the sphenoid bone help form part of the lateral walls of the nasal cavities   show
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Which radiographic cranial position best demos the sella turcica   show
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Which aspect of the frontal bone forms the superior aspect of the orbit   show
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Cranial sutures are classified as being _____ joints   show
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show Sutural or Wormain, lambdoidal  
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show Supraorbital margin (SOG)  
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show Ethmoidal notch  
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show Right and left parietals  
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Which cranial bone contains the foramen magnum   show
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A small prominence located on the squamous portion of the occipital bone is called the   show
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What is the name of the oval processes found on the occipital bone that help form the occipito-atlantal joint   show
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List the three aspects of the temporal bones   show
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(True/False) The mastoid portion of the temporal bone is the densest of the three aspects of the temporal bone   show
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Which external landmark corresponds with the level of the petrous ridge   show
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Which opening in the temporal bone serves as a passageway for nerves of hearing and equilibrium   show
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List the three aspects of the temporal bone   show
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show Petrous portion  
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show Auricle or pinna  
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How long is the average external acoustic meatus (EAM)   show
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show Tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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show Auditory ossicles  
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show Eustachian or auditory tube  
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show To equalize the atmospheric pressure within the middle ear  
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Which structure serves as an opening between the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and the middle ear   show
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What is the name of the thin plate of bone that separates the mastoid air cells from the brain   show
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show Malleus  
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Which one of the auditory ossicles is considered to be the smallest   show
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Which one of the auditory ossicles resembles a premolar tooth   show
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show Oval or vestibular window  
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show Hearing and Equilibrium  
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What is the name of the small membrane that will move outward to transmit impulses to the auditory nerve, thus creating the sense of hearing   show
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show Sphenoid  
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(True/False) The cochlea is closed system relating to the sense of hearing   show
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show Occipital  
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Which aspect of the frontal bone is thin-walled and forms the forehead? (Orbital, Horizonal, Squamous, Superciliary margin)   show
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show Rt and Lt parietals, sphenoid and ethmoid  
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show Parietal tubercles or eminences  
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show Petrous portion or petrous pyramids  
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(True/False) The sphenoid bone articulates with all the other cranial bones   show
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show Clivus  
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What is the name of the paired collections of bone found inferior to the cribriform plate that contain numerous air cells and help form the lateral walls of the nasal cavity   show
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show Pterygoid processes or plates  
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Which small section of bone is located superior to the cribriform plate   show
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show Left pterion  
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What is the name of the cranial suture formed by the inferior junction of the parietals to the temporal bones   show
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show Sutural or wormian bones  
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Structures related to cranial bone: Pterygoid hamulus   show
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show Sphenoid  
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show Frontal  
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show Sphenoid  
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Structures related to cranial bone: Perpendicular plate   show
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Structures related to cranial bone: Superior nasal conchae   show
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show Occipital  
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Extending anteriorly from the squamous portion of the temporal bone is an arch of bone termed the   show
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Extending medially and downward from the medial wall of each labyrinth are thin scroll shaped projections of bone called   show
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The anterior fontanel is the largest and it does not completely close until about ___ months   show
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show tympanic membrane, auditory ossicles and the tympanic cavity  
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show Eustachian tube  
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show cochlea  
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show MRI  
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show horizontal ray  
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In a AP axial projection _____ will project the anterior arch of C1 into the foramen magnum rather than the dorsum sellae   show
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show Tilt  
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What is the thyroid does for a SMV projection   show
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show a point 3/4" anterior and 3/4" superior to the EAM  
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For a AP axial projection for the sella turcica what CR angle is used if the anterior clinoids are of primary interest   show
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show Middle nasal conchae  
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show Maxillae  
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List the four processes of the maxilla   show
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Of the four processes of the maxilla which one is most superior   show
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Which soft tissue landmark is found at the base of the anterior nasal spine   show
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show Horizontal portion of palatine  
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Which two cranial bones articulate with the maxilla   show
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show Zygomatic  
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