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A&P Pam Puckett Lab Test 2
Axial Skeleton--Skull
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
07/02/2009

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foramen magnum
Definition
the big hole in the bottom of the occipital bone where the spinal cord and medulla oblongata fit
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occipital condyles
Definition
2 bumps on the occipital bone on each side of the foramen magnum
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lambdoidal suture
Definition
immoveable joint connecting the occipital and parietal bones
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occipital bone
Definition
cranial bone located in the back of the head
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parietal bones
Definition
2 cranial bones located in the middle to the side of the top of the head
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sagittal suture
Definition
the immoveable joint formed by the two parietal bones
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frontal bone
Definition
cranial bone in the front of the head (forehead)
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coronal suture
Definition
immoveable joint between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
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frontal sinus
Definition
hollow cavity above each eye
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temporal bone
Definition
the cranial bone on each side of the head around the ear
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zygomatic process
Definition
the part of the temporal bone that connects with the zygomatic bone
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mandibular fossa
Definition
the cups in the temporal bone that fit the mandible
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mastoid process
Definition
the bump on the inferior part of the temporal bone
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external auditory meatus
Definition
the hole in the temporal bone where the ear is
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squamosal suture
Definition
immoveable joint that connects the parietal and temporal bone "scale like"
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styloid process
Definition
an inferior point on the temporal bone that looks like a dog tooth--really pointy
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sphenoid bone
Definition
cranial bone that makes up the lateral portion of the eye socket and can be seen more clearly when the skull is opened up
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sella turcica
Definition
the part of the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland--little cup in the middle
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sphenoid sinus
Definition
cavity located behind the lateral portion of the sphenoid bone
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ethmoid bone
Definition
the medial bone in the eye socket that can be seen in the nasal cavity and in the inside of the skull (looks like a bat)
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crista galli
Definition
the "little mountain" on the ethmoid bone--can be seen on the inside of the skull and eye model
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cribiform plate
Definition
the little dots around the crista galli on the ethmoid bone (can be seen form the inside of the skull and the eye model)
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perpendicular plate
Definition
part of the ethmoid bone that can be seen in the upper portion of the nasal cavity as the nasal septum
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ethmoid sinus
Definition
a cavity behind the ethmoid bone that if asked on the test will be on a diagram not a model
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maxillary bone
Definition
two bones in the face that form the upper jaw
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infraorbital foramen
Definition
the 2 holes in the maxillary bones that are below the eyes
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alveolar process
Definition
part of the maxillary bone that is the little flare above a tooth--every tooth has one
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palatine process
Definition
the part of the maxillary bone that is behind teeth extending towards the palatine bone
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palatine bone
Definition
2 facial bones that form the back part of the roof of the mouth (and part of the eye socket)
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nasal bone
Definition
2 facial bones above the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid that are not part of the eye socket
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vomer bone
Definition
facial bone that forms the lower part of the nasal septum (can be seen on the skull and the eye model)
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inferior nasal conchae
Definition
two bottom "pearls" in the nose that increase surface area of the nasal cavity
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zygomatic bone
Definition
2 facial bones that form the cheek
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temporal process
Definition
part of the zygomatic bone that connects to the temporal bone
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lacrimal bone
Definition
2 facial bones on the very medial part of the eye socket where tears come from
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lacrimal canal
Definition
little hole in each lacrimal bone that tears come out of
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mandible
Definition
facial bone that makes up the jaw--only moveable bone in skull
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mandibular condyles
Definition
part of the mandible that fits into the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone--posterior bump from the coronoid process
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coronoid processes
Definition
part of the mandible that is anterior to the mandibular condyles--another bump
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anterior fontanel
Definition
fontanel in the front part of the infant skull
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posterior fontanel
Definition
fontanel on the infant skull that is where the lamdoidal suture and sagittal suture come together (back of head)
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sphenoid fontanel
Definition
soft spot on infant skull near the sphenoid bone
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mastoid fontanel
Definition
soft spot on infant skull by the mastoid process
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hyoid bone
Definition
u shaped bone--the only bone in the body that does not articulate
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