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the skull
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/08/2010
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frontal bone
 Definition
forehead bone
Term
zygomatic bone
 Definition
cheekbone
Term
mandible
 Definition
lower jaw
Term
nasal bone
 Definition
bridge of nose
Term
palatine
 Definition
posterior part of hard palate
Term
parietal
 Definition
much of the lateral and superior cranium
Term
occipital
 Definition
most posterior part of cranium
Term
sphenoid
 Definition
single, irregular, bat-shaped bone, forming part of the cranial floor
Term
lacrimal
 Definition
tiny bone, bearing tear ducts
Term
maxilla
 Definition
anterior part of hard palate
Term
ethmoid
 Definition
superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its projections
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temporal
 Definition
site of mastoid process
Term
sphenoid
 Definition
site of sella turcica
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ethmoid
 Definition
site of cribriform plate
Term
mandible
 Definition
site of mental foramen
Term
temporal
 Definition
site of styloid process
Term
frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxilla
 Definition
4 bones, containing paranasal sinuses
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occipital
 Definition
its condyles articulate with the atlas
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occipital
 Definition
foramen magnum contained here
Term
temporal
 Definition
middle ear found here...
Term
vomer
 Definition
nasal septum
Term
maxilla
 Definition
upper jaw
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parietal
 Definition
bone pair united by the sagittal suture
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hyoid
 Definition
not really a skull bone
Term
mandible
 Definition
forms the chin
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mandible
 Definition
contain alveoli, bearing teeth
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