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Cranium
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
09/13/2012

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Term
Hypoglossal Canal
Definition

Hypoglossal Nerve XII

 

Term
Internal Acoustic Meatus
Definition

Facial Nerve VII

Vestibulocochlear Nerve VIII

 

 

On top of the Hypoglossal Canal

Term
Foramen magnum
Definition

Biggest foramen

 

Spinal cord

Term
Jugular Foramen
Definition

Glossophargneal IX 

Vagus Nerve X 

Spinal Accessory Nerve XI

 

Nerves from 9-11

Term
Foramen Lacerum
Definition
No structure passes through because there is a membrane covering it
Term
Foramen Rotundom
Definition
Trigeminal Nerve, Maxillary division V2
Term
Foramen Ovale
Definition
Trigeminal nerve, mandibular division V3
Term
Mental Foramen
Definition
Blood vessels, Branches of trigeminal nerve mandibular division V3
Term
Stylomastoid Foramen
Definition
Facial Nerve VII
Term
Olfactory foramina of the cribriform plate
Definition
Olfactory nerve I
Term
Optic Canal
Definition
Optic Nerve II
Term
Superior Orbital Fissure
Definition

Oculomotor nerve III

Trochlear nerve IV

Trigeminal V 

Opthalmic V1

Abducens nerve VI

Term
Carotid Canal
Definition
Internal Carotid artery
Term
Foramen spinosum
Definition
Middle meningeal artery
Term
Supraorbital Foramen
Definition
Supraorbital artery and nerve
Term
Inferior orbital fissure
Definition
Trigeminal maxillary division V2, Zygomatic nerve, blood vessels
Term
infraorbital foramen
Definition
infraobitral nerve( a branch of V2)
Term
Mandibular Foramen
Definition
Alveolar nerve
Term
Transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae
Definition
Vertebral arteries
Term
Sacrum
Definition

Five fused vertebrae. 

Coccyx

Apex

Term
Sella Turcica
Definition
The flat surface of the sphenoid bone
Term
Pterygoid Process
Definition
The process sticking out the sphenoid bone
Term
True Ribs
Definition
R1-7
Term
False Ribs
Definition
R8-10
Term
Floating Ribs
Definition
R11-12
Term
Sternum
Definition
3 parts- Manubrium, Body of the sternum, and Xiphoid process
Term
Sternal angle
Definition
Found between Manubrium and the body of sternum
Term
Xiphisternal joint
Definition
Between Body of the sternum and xiphoid process
Term
Costal Cartilage
Definition
attaches the ribs to the sternum. Somewhat flexible allowing for expansion of the rib cage during inhalation.
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