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Viserocranium
exam 2
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/11/2008

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Mandible

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Largest,strongest, facial bone.
    Body-forms the chin
    Rami-meet with body posteriorly to form angle.
    Mandibular notch separates coronoid process & mandibular condyle.
    Mandibular, mental foramina 
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Maxillary Bones (2)

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Keystone bones of the face;form upper jaw & central portion of facial skeleton.
Incisive foramen
Infraorbital foramen
Maxillary sinuses-Largest of paranasal sinuses
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Zygomatic Bones (2)

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“Cheekbones”;articulates with temporal bones via zygomatic arch.
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Nasal Bones (2)

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Thin rectangular bones fused medially; forms “nosebridge”; inferiorly attach to nasal cartilages.
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Lacrimal Bones (2)

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Delicate fingernail-shaped bones that contribute to the medial walls of each orbit; lacrimal fossa houses lacrimal sac.
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Palatine Bones (2)

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Forms posterior part of the hard palate.
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Vomer

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Slender,plow shaped bone that lies in the nasal cavity and forms part of the nasal septum.
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Inferior Nasal Conchae (2)

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Thin, curved bones of nasal cavity; inferior to middle nasal concha of ethmoid; largest of the three pairs of conchae.
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