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The frontal bone is a bone of the skull found in the forehed region and it is one of the 8 bones that form the cranium[image] |
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One parietal bone is located on each side of the skull just behind the frontal bone. It is shaped like a curvedplate and has four borders .
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| The temporal bone is one of two bones that form parts of the sides and base of the cranium. A temporal bone on each side of the skull joins the parietal bone along the squamosal suture |
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| The occipital bone is the trapezoidal-shaped bone found at the lower-back area of the cranium. |
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| a compound bone that forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral “wings” and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses |
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| The ethmoid bone is located in front of the sphenoid bone. It consists of two masses, one on each side of the nasal cavity, which is joined horizontally by thin cribriform plates |
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External auditory meatus
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| is a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear. The adult human ear canal extends from the pinna to the eardrum |
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a slender projection of bone, such as that from the lower surface of the temporal bone of the skull, or those at the lower ends of the ulna and radius.
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Zygomatic process
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| a projection of the temporal bone that forms part of the zygoma |
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| a conical prominence of the temporal bone behind the ear, to which neck muscles are attached, and which has air spaces linked to the middle ear. |
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the hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.
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Occipital condyles
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each of two rounded knobs on the occipital bone that form a joint with the first cervical vertebra.
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depression in the sphenoid bone, containing the pituitary gland.
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| Oval opening for nerves for the chewing muscles |
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contained within the body of the sphenoid. They vary in size and shape and owing to the lateral displacement of the intervening septum they are rarely symmetrical
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| Covering of the brian attaches to this protection |
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Cribriform plates
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The cribriform plate is a sieve-like structure between the anterior cranial fossa and the nasal cavity
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the transverse suture in the skull separating the frontal bone from the parietal bones.
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| The lambdoid suture connects the parietal bones to the occipital bone and is continuous below with the occipitomastoid suture between the occipital and the mastoid portion of the temporal bones. |
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| is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull. |
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| The squamous suture forms the joint of the skull between the squamous part of the temporal bone and the inferior aspect of the parietal bone. |
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Maxillae/Maxillary Bones
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| Form the upper jaw “Keystone” bones of the face. All facial bones join the maxillae |
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| small bone found in many animal species. It is an important part of the scull |
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| paired bone which articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. |
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a small bone forming part of the eye socket.
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| Nasal fractures are the most common types of facial fractures; however, they are often unrecognized and untreated at the time of injury |
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| It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones |
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inferior conchae
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| The Inferior nasal conchae is the most caudally based of the three nasal conchae. While the superior and middle nasal conchae form part of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, |
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| the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes. |
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Palatine Processes
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| is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, |
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| the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandible. In the temporal bone |
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Maxillary sinuses
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| The maxillary sinus is one of the four paranasal sinuses, which are sinuses located near the nose. The maxillary sinus is the largest of the paranasal sinuses. |
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| The frontal sinuses are pockets of space located above the orbit of each eye in the frontal bone. They are lined with mucus membrane, |
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Ethmoidal Sinuses
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| The ethmoidal sinuses or ethmoidal air cells of the ethmoid bone are one of the four paired paranasal sinuses. |
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Sphenoidal Sinuses
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| Sphenoid sinuses are just behind the skull, above the nasopharynx and just below the pituitary gland |
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Cervical Vertebrae
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| are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Thoracic vertebrae in all mammalian species are those vertebrae that also carry a pair of ribs |
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| cervical vertebra of the spine. It is named for the Atlas of Greek mythology, |
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| At the cervical region the spinal column is further classified into an upper and lower cervical region. The axis is the second of seven bones in the cervical spine. |
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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| The thoracic vertebrae are a group of twelve small bones that form the vertebral spine in the upper trunk. |
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| The lumbar vertebrae consist of five individual cylindrical bones that form the spine in the lower back. |
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| The sacrum is a triangular-shaped bone and consists of five segments that are fused together |
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| Coccyx (tailbone) pain, or coccydynia, is often caused by a fall or childbirth. This site describes diagnosis, treatment and ways to cope. |
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| Vertebrae also have a strong bony "body" (vertebral body) in front of the spinal cord to provide a platform suitable for weight bearing of all tissues |
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Vertebral Foramen
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| the opening formed by a neural arch through which the spinal cord passes. |
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Transverse processes
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a lateral process of a vertebra.
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| Spinous process is a bony projection off the posterior (back) of each vertebra. |
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| The typical vertebra consists of the following features: Vertebral body. Vertebral arch (neural arch) consisting of lamina and pedicle. Spinous process. Transverse process. |
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Odontoid Process/Dens
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Odontoid process (Dens) This is a rostral, or upwards extension from the body of the Axis (C2, Second cervical vertebral body). It serves as a point of rotation of Atlas and axis
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Transverse Foramen
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| The transverse foramen is an opening within the transverse process of the cervical vertebrae. Therefore, there is one transverse foramen on each side of the vertebra. |
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Expenses that are attributed to the processing of a specific insurance claim. Allocated loss adjustment expenses, or ALAE, are part of an insurer's expense reserves.
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Median Sacral Crest
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| an unpaired crest formed by the fused spinous processes of the upper four sacral vertebrae. |
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Dorsal Sacral Foramina
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the openings between the fused sacral vertebrae transmitting the sacral nerves. The anterior sacral foramina transmit anterior primary rami of the sacral nerves.
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| a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod. |
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| the uppermost segment of the sternum of humans and many other mammals |
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It connects to the ribs via cartilage, forming the front of the rib cage, and thus helps to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury.
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the cartilaginous section at the lower end of the sternum, which is not attached to any ribs and gradually ossifies during adult life.
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| long curved bones which form the rib cage |
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| a rib that is attached directly to the breastbone. |
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| The 8th, 9th, and 10th pairs— false ribs—do not join the sternum directly but are connected to the 7th rib by cartilage. |
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| any of the lower ribs that are not attached directly to the breastbone. |
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| large, prominent dip on the apex of the sternum in the middle of articulation along with two clavicles. |
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| The sternal angle (also known as the angle of Louis or manubriosternal junction) is the synarthrotic joint formed by the articulation of the manubrium and the body of the sternum. |
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Xiphisternal joint
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| The xiphisternal joint (or xiphisternal synchondrosis) is a location near the bottom of the sternum, where the body of the stern umand the xiphoid process meet. |
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