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Bones
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/19/2013

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Term
Parietal Bones
Definition

attached to the rear of the frontal bone

form largest portion of the rood

form the sides of the skull

Term
Temporal Bones
Definition

inferior sides of the cranium and part of the floor 

 

Term
Occipital Bone
Definition
Forms the posterior wall and posterior floor of the cranium and articulates with each parietal and temporal bone
Term
Sphenoid Bone
Definition

complex butterfly shape 

sits at the base of the skull

connects to all other cranial bones

between frontal and parietal

Term
Ethmoid Bone
Definition

between the nasal cavity and the orbits on either side

in the frontal bone region

 

Term
Frontal Bone
Definition

Forms the anterior cranium

includes the forehead and roofs of the orbits

Term
Maxillae
Definition
area around the nose and under the eyes
Term
Palatine Bone
Definition

attach to the posterior edge of the palatine processes of the maxilla

in the back of the mouth

Term
Zygomatic Bone
Definition

sit at the lateral aspect of each maxilla and form the bony bulge of each cheek

the cheekbone

 

Term
Lacrimal Bone
Definition

fingernail-sices plates of bone wedged into the antermodial aspect of the orbital

on the inside of the eyes (on sides on nose) 

where glasses sit

 

Term

Vomer Bone

 

Definition

only midline bone

forms the inferior portion of the bony part of the nasal septum

kindof resembles the cartilage in the nose

Term
Nasal Bone
Definition

small pair of bones wedged between the superior edges of the maxillary bones

they form the bony bridge of the nose

on top of the nose, between the eyes

the front of the nose

Term
Mandible
Definition

is U-shaped

hinges posteriorly to the temporal bones

jaw

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