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1
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frontal bone

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Skull bone of forehead and top of eye socket

Interior shelf where brains frontal lobe sits

2
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Parietal bone

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Superior part of skull, posterior to frontal bone

3
Q

Connection point of parietal bones

A

Sagittal suture

4
Q

Temporal bone

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Lateral aspect of bone at temples

5
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Parts of temporal bone (5 parts)

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1) external auditory canal
2) mastoid process
3) styloid process
4) mandibular fossa
5) zygomatic process

6
Q

External auditory canal

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Earhole, anterior to mastoid process

7
Q

Mastoid process

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Rounded mass, posterior region of temporal bone

8
Q

Styloid process

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Fang like piece of bone

Medial and anterior to mastoid process

9
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Madibular fossa

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Anterior to mastoid process

Where lower mandible fits

10
Q

Zygomatic process

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Anterior to ears.

Posterior portion of cheek bones

11
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Occipital bone

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Posterior aspect of skull

12
Q

Parts of occipital bone (2)

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Foramen magnum

Occipital condyles

13
Q

Foramen magnum

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Big hole at base of skull

14
Q

Occipital condyles

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Lateral, anterior to foramen magnum

15
Q

Sphenoid bone on lateral aspect

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Rectangular bone, at posterior lateral side of eye

16
Q

Sphenoid bone from cranial cavity

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Bat like shape posterior to frontal bone

17
Q

Sella turcica

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Part of sphenoid bone

“Saddle” shapes region

18
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Ethmoid bone

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Medial sides of eye socket

19
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Parts of ethmoid bone (3)

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1) crista galli
2) cribriform plate
3) nasal conchae

20
Q

Cristae galli location

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Ridge in the cranial cavity posterior to frontal bone

21
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Cribriform plate location

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Surrounds cristae galli

22
Q

Nasal conchae

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Superior Shelf in nasal cavity