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Frontal Bone
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Definition
forehead, roots of orbits,
-supraorbital foramen
-frontal squama |
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2 Parietal Bone
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| sides of head, internal surface has protrusions and depressions for blood vessels |
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2 Temporal Bones
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| flat part of the temple, zygomatic process, houses internal ear components |
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Occipital Bone
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| foramen magnum-spinal cord, back of the head |
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Sphenoid Bone
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| keystone of the skull, contains optic foramen and optical nerves |
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Ethmoid Bone
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| forms divider between nostrils, most superior nasal cavity walls |
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