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3) Bones of the skull (cranial and facial)
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Anatomy
11th Grade
12/07/2011

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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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Definition
sides of head, internal surface has protrusions and depressions for blood vessels
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2 Temporal Bones

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Definition
flat part of the temple, zygomatic process, houses internal ear components
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Occipital Bone

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Definition
foramen magnum-spinal cord, back of the head
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Sphenoid Bone

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Definition
keystone of the skull, contains optic foramen and optical nerves
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Ethmoid Bone

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Definition
forms divider between nostrils, most superior nasal cavity walls
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