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CHP8 Skeletal; Cranial Bones and Their Markings; Parietal and Temporal

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Parietal Bone   Prominent, bulging bones behind the frontal bone; forms the top sides of the cranial cavity  
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Temporal Bone   Form the lower sides of the cranium and part of the cranial floor; contain the middle and inner ear structures  
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Squamous   Thin, flaring upper part of bone  
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Mastoid portion   Rough-surfaced lower part of the bone posterior to the external acoustic meatus  
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Petrous portion   Wedge-shaped process that forms part of the center section of the cranial floor between the sphenoid and occipital bones; name derived from Greek word for stone because of the extreme hardness of this process; houses the middle and inner ear structures  
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Mastoid process   Protuberance just behind the ear  
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Mastoid air cells   Mucosa-lined, air-filled spaces within the mastoid process  
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External acoustic meatus (or canal)   Tube extending into the temporal bone from the external ear opening to the tympanic membrane  
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Zygomatic process   Projection that articulates with the zygomatic (or malar) bone  
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Internal acoustic meatus   Fairly large opening on the posterior surface of the petrous portion of the bone; transmits the eighth cranial nerve to the inner ear and the seventh cranial nerve on its way to the facial structures  
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Mandibular fossa   Oval-shaped depression anterior to the external acoustic meatus; forms the socket for the condyle of the mandible  
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Styloid process   Slender spike of bone extending downward and forward from the undersurface of the bone anterior to the mastoid process; often broken off in a dry skull; several neck muscles and ligaments attach to the styloid process  
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Stylomastoid foramen   Opening between the styloid and mastoid processes where the facial nerve emerges from the cranial cavity  
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Jugular fossa   depression of the undersurface of the petrous portion; dilated beginning of the internal jugular vein lodged here  
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Jugular foramen   Opening in the suture between the petrous portion and occipital bone; transmits the lateral sinus and ninth, tenth, and eleventh cranial nerves  
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Carotid canal (or foramen)   Channel in the petrous portion; best seen from the undersurface of the skull; transmits the internal carotid artery  
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