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86061505The Skull22 Bones - 8 Cranial Bones (Form the Cranium, House the Brain), 14 Facial Bones, 7 Auxiliary Bones (1-Hyoid, 6-Auditory Ossicles)0
86061506OrbitsHouses Visual Receptors ( Eyes )1
86061507Nasal CavityHouses Olfactory Receptors ( Smell )2
86061508Oral CavityHouses Gustatory Receptors ( Taste )3
86061509External Auditory MeatusA Canal Runs Through the Petrous Portion to the Middle Ear4
86061510Cranial CavityHouses the Brain5
86061511SinusesCavities within the Skull. Lined with mucous membranes, Help to Clean, Warm & Moisten incoming air, Gives the voice resonance, Lighten the Skull6
86061512General Features of the SkullOrbits, Nasal Cavity, Oral Cavity, External Auditory Meatus, Cranial Cavity, Sinuses7
86061513Paranasal Sinuses4 Pairs of Cavities that Drain into the Nasal Cavity8
86061514Non-Paranasal Sinuses1 Pair of Cavities that Drain into the Middle Ear through Estachian Tube into the throat9
86061515Occipital Bone(Occiput)Located in the Posterior & Inferior on the skull. Contains the Foramen Magnum, Occipital Condyles, External Occipital Protuberance, Nuchal Lines10
86061516Foramen MagnumPassage of Spinal Cord in the skull11
86061517Occipital CondylesProcesses that are Lateral to the Foramen Magnum. That Articulates with the Atlas to form the Atlantooccipital Joint (Synovial Ellipsoid)12
86061518External Occipital ProtuberanceLarge Bump at the Base of the Occiput13
86061519Nuchal LinesRidges that run Lateral to the Protuberance. Attachment site for the Nuchal Ligament & the Trapezius Muscle.14
86061520Frontal BoneForms the Forehead, Parts of the Orbits & Part of the Cranial Floor. Contains Frontal Sinuses, Supraorbital Margin, Supraorbital Notch / Foramina15
86061521Frontal SinusesParanasal Cavities located Superior to the Orbits16
86061522Supraorbital MarginRidge that Forms the Superior Margin of the Orbit17
86061523Supraorbital Notch / ForaminaPassage for a Branch of the Trigeminal Nerve(sensory) in the Supraorbital Margin18
86061524Parietal Bones (2)Forms Parts of the Side Walls & Roof of the Cranium. Its Sutured on the Midline (Sagittal Suture Joint)19
86061525Temporal Bones (2)Forms part of the Side Walls & Part of the Cranium Floor. Contains Squamosal Portion, Petrous Portion, External Auditory Meatus, Zygomatic Process & Mandibular Fossa.20
86061526Squamosal PortionFlat Vertical Portion of the Temporal Bone - (Squamous=Flat)21
86061527Petrous PortionSolid Portion of the Temporal Bone that forms part of the Cranial Floor Houses the Hearing Apparatus (Middle & Inner Ear) (Rock like)22
86061528Zygomatic ProcessArtculates with the Temporal Process of the Zygomatic Bone to form the Zygomatic Arch.23
86061529Mandibular FossaA Depression Located inferior to the External Auditory Meatus. Articulates with the Mandibular Condyles to Form the Tempormandibular Joint (TMJ)(Synovial Ellipsoid Joint - Elevation, Depression Protraction, Retraction, Translation(side to side)24
86061530Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)Synovial Ellipsoid Joint - Formed by the Mandibular Condyles and the Mandibular Fossa of the Temporal bone ( Elevation, Depression Protraction, Retraction, Translation(side to side))25
86061531Styloid Processes"Niddle Like" Projections Inferior to the External Auditory Meatus that attach to the Stylohyoid Ligament which suspends the Hyoid Bone in The Thoat.26
86061532Mastoid ProcessLarge Bump Posterior to the Ear. Contains the Mastoid Air Cells a Non-Paranasal Sinuses. Muscle attachment site27
86063467Stylohyoid LigamentConnects to the Styloid Processes to suspends the Hyoid Bone in The Thoat.28
86063468SutureAn Immovable Joint found only in the Skull where to joints meet.29
86063469Sagittal Suture JointFormed between the parietal bones30
86151584Hyoid boneSuspended bone in the throat by the Stylohyiod ligament, helps with swallowing, speach31
86151585Trigeminal Nerve3 branches of nerves on the face, sensory for top, middle, bottom portion of face32
86441148Sphenoid BoneKey Stone of the skull. Articulates with every cranial bone forms part of the Cranial floor, the posterior wall of the orbits. Contains: the Body, Sella Turcica, Greater Wings, Lesser Wings, Pterygold Processes, Optic Foramen & Superior Orbital Fissure33
86441149Body of the Sphenoidthe Central portion which contains the Shenoidal Sinuses (paranasal)34
86441150Sella TurcicaCup like projection which house the Pituitary Gland(master gland) aka the "Turkish Saddle"35
86441151Greater WingsForms part of the Posterior Orbits & Cranial Floor. On a lower plane than the Lesser Wings. Can be Palpated only at the temple.36
86441152Lesser WingsForms part of the Cranial floor. Lies above the Greater Wings (forms a little bit of the posterior orbit wall)37
86441153Pterygoid ProcessesLocated behind the upper back molars. Each has a Medial & Lateral Plate for attachment of chewing muscles38
86441154Optic ForamenSmall holes in the Lesser wing for the passage of the Optic Nerve (sensory nerve - visual reseptor)39
86441155Superior Orbital FissureSpace between the Greater & Lesser Wings For Passage of the Oculomotor Nerve (Motor nerve-movement of eyeball)40
86441156Ethmoid BoneForms the bulk of the Nasal Cavity. Part of the Medial Walls of the orbits and a tiny part of the Cranial Floor. Contains the Lateral Masses, Cribrifrom Plate, Crista Galli, Perpendicular Plate & Superior & Middle Nasal Conchae41
86441157Lateral Masses(Labyrinths)Forms the Lateral Walls of the nasal cavity contains the Ethmoid Air Cells (paranasal)42
86441158Cribrifrom PlateRoof of the Nasal Cavity forms a part of the Cranial Floor. Filled with tiny foramina for the passage of Olfactory Nerves (sense of smell)43
86441159Crista Galli"Hitching Post" for the Dura Matter (connective tissue that cover & protects the brain). (AKA - Rooster's Comb)44
86441160Perpendicular PlateDivides the Nasal Cavity in half. Forms the Superior Aspect of the Nasal Septum.45
86441161Superior & Middle Nasal Conchaescroll shaped Mucous membrane lined projections off the lateral masses. They increase the surface area of the nasal cavity & helps to clean & moisten incoming air46
86441162Facial Bone (14)Contains the Mandible, Maxillary, Palatine Bones, Lacrimal Bones, Zygomatic Bones, Nasal Bones, Inferior Nasal Conchae, Vomer47
86441163MandibleLower Jar Contains the Body, Ramus, Mandibular Condyles, Coronoid Process, Alveolar Ridge & Mental Foramina48
86441164Body of the MandibleAnterior Aspect (chin)49
86441165RamusPosterior Aspect that Projects Vertically on the Mandible50
86441166Mandibular CondylesPosterior Aspect of the Ramus Articulate with the Mandibular Fossa of the Temporal Bone to Form the (TMJ)51
86441167Coronoid ProcessAnterior Aspect of the Ramus52
86441169Mental ForaminaPassage for a Branch of the Trigeminal Nerve in the Mandible53
86441170Maxillary Bones (2)Form the Upper Jaw, Roof of the Oral Cavity, Floor of the Orbits, Parts of the cheek, Floor of Nasal Cavity & Sutured on the Midline. Contains the Palatine Process, Maxillary Sinuses(Antrum of Highmore), Alveolar Ridge, Infraorbital Foramina54
86441171Palatine ProcessForms the Anterior ¾ of the Hard Palate55
86441172Maxillary Sinuses (Antrum of Highmore )Large Sinuses Lateral to the Nose (paranasal)56
86441173Alveolar RidgeContains the Teeth & Their Sockets (alveoli)57
86441174Infraorbital ForaminaInferior to the Orbits for Passage of the Trigeminal Nerve58
86441175Palatine Bones (2)Forms the Posterior ¼ of the Hard Palate & a tiny part of the orbits59
86441176Lacrimal Bones (2)Forms Medial Walls of the Orbits. Have a Nasolacrimal Canal that drain into the Nasal Cavity60
86441177Zygomatic Bones (2)Cheek Bones61
86441178Nasal Bones (2)Forms the Bridge of the Nose62
86441179Inferior Nasal Conchae (2)scroll shaped Mucous membrane lined projections off the lateral masses. They increase the surface area of the nasal cavity & helps to clean & moisten incoming air. Sutured to Ethmoid63
86441180Vomer (1)Forms Inferior Aspect of the Nasal Septum. Sutured to the Perpendicular plate of the Ethmoid.64
86798776Auditory Ossicles (6)3 Bones in each ear named the Malleus, Incus, Stapes. Sutured to the Tympanic Membrane65
86798777Coronal Suture Jointbetween the Parietal Bones and the Frontal Bone66
86798778Squamosal Suture Jointbetween the Temporal Bones, Parietal Bones & the Sphenoid67
86798779Lambdoidal Suture Jointbetween the Parietal Bones & the Occipital Bone68
86798780Angle of the MandibleWhere the body meets the Ramus69
86798781Bones that makes of the OrbitFrontal, Sphenoid, Ethmoid, Maxillary, Palatine, Lacrimal, Zygomatic70

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