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| What cranial bones make up the calvaria? |
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| Frontal, right parietal, left parietal, and occipital |
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| What cranial bones make up the floor? |
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| Ethmoid, sphenoid, right temporal, and left temporal |
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| Where is the squamosal suture located? |
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| Between the parietal and temporal bones |
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| Where is the lambdoidal suture located? |
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| Between the occipital and parietal bones |
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| The ______ is the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures. |
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| The ______ is the junction of the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures. |
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| _________ are areas of incomplete ossification in infant skulls (soft spots). |
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| Adult cranial size is usually achieved by age __. |
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| The cranial floor is divided into how many regions? |
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| What are the 3 regions of the cranial floor? |
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1. Anterior cranial fossa
2. Middle cranial fossa
3. Posterior cranial fossa |
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| _______ cranial fossa: houses the frontal lobes of the cerebrum; extends from the anterior frontal bone to the lesser wings of the sphenoid. |
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| _______ cranial fossa: houses the temporal lobes; extends from the lesser wings of the sphenoid bone to the apices of the petrous ridges. |
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| _______ cranial fossa: the deep depression posterior to the petrous ridges; it protects the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata. |
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| Which cranial bone articulates with the other 7 cranial bones? |
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| What is the name of the bony process in the temporal bone that projects anteriorly to articulate with the zygomatic bone of the face and complete the zygomatic arch? |
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| __________: the typical skull; petrous pyramids project anteriorly and medially at an angle of 47 degrees from the MSP. |
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| __________: a skull in which the petrous pyramids project anteriorly and medially at an angle of 54 degrees from the MSP. |
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| __________: a skull that is short from front to back, broad from side to side, and shallow from vertex to base. |
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| __________: a skull in which the petrous pyramids project anteriorly and medially at an angle of 40 degrees from the MSP. |
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| __________: a skull that is long from front to back, narrow from side to side, and deep from vertex to base. |
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| What are the 4 different types of skull morphology? |
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1. Mesocephalic
2. Brachycephalic
3. Dolichocephalic
4. Asymmetry |
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Term
| Line that runs from the outer canthus to the EAM: |
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| Line that runs from the infraorbital margin to the EAM: |
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Definition
| Infraorbitomeatal line (IOML) |
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| Line that runs from the glabella to the EAM: |
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Definition
| Glabellomeatal line (GML) |
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| Horizontal line that transects the pupils of the eyes: |
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Definition
| Interpupillary line (IPL) |
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| Line that runs from the acanthion to the EAM: |
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| Acanthiomeatal line (AML) |
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| Line that runs from the mental point to the EAM: |
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