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The “brain box”

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Neurocranium

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The space in the back of the skull

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Cranial cavity

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The “skull cap”; on the models it is the top of the skull that comes off

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Calvaria

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The floor of the cranial cavity (she used a flat hand to present it)

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Cranial base

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Depression in the cranial base that is closest to the face

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Anterior cranial fossa

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Depression in the cranial base that is in the middle of the skull

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Middle cranial fossa

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Depression in the cranial base that is in the back of the skull

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Posterior cranial fossa

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Space that is the eye sockets

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Orbits

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Space where the nose is, sort of the bottom of the nose hole

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Nasal cavities

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The facial skeleton

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Viscerocranium

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Bone in the middle of the nasal cavity near the bottom, yellow bone in the colored skull

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Bony nasal septum

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The opening that leads into the nasal cavities

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Piriform aperture

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What is the hard palate constructed of?

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Parts of the maxilla and palatine bones

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Structure of the roof of the mouth (red and purple bones inside mouth)

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Hard palate

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What is the zygomatic arch constructed of?

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Parts of the zygomatic and temporal bones

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The cheek bone arch (brown and yellow bones connected on the side of the face)

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Zygomatic arch

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Suture across the top of the skull where the yellow and green bones meet

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Coronal suture

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Horizontal suture where the green and blue bones meet

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Lambdoidal suture

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Vertical line on top of the skull, on the green bone only

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Sagittal suture

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Suture on either side of the skull where the green and brown bones meet

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Squamous suture

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Mostly the forehead, yellow bone

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Frontal bone

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Feature where the eyebrows would be, has a bit of a ridge

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Supraorbital margin

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On the top of the skull, green bone(s)

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Parietal bones

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Bone on the back of the skull (blue bone)

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Occipital bone

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Feature that is a bump on the back of the skull in the middle/center
External occipital protuberance
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Feature that is the resting spot of the 1st cervical vertebra, is blue by the big hole
Occipital condyles
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Rough area/lines on the back of the skull (blue)
Nuchal lines
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The brown bones(temples)
Temporal bones
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Projection (bump) at the back and bottom of the temporal bone
Mastoid process of the temporal bones
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Projection; Sharp bone going straight down of the temples
Styloid process of the temporal bones
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Projection that is an arch, brown bone of cheekbone
Zygomatic process of the temporal bones
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Inside the skull, The mountains that go up in the middle
Petrous portion
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Pistachio shells, where the jaws connect to the Main skull
Mandibular fossa
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Sits in the front middle of the inside of the skull, the small bone that’s connected to the butterfly
Ethmoid bone
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The top centerpoint of the ethmoid bone
Crista galli
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The rough jagged surface on the top of the ethmoid bone
Cribriform plate
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On the back of the very middle bone of the ethmoid bone
Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
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The red bone looks like a big butterfly
Sphenoid bone
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On the butterfly, the outer wing towards the back
Greater wing of the sphenoid bone
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On the butterfly, the smaller wings in the front
Lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
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The top bridge that looks like a saddle on the butterfly
Sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
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The bottom protruding legs on the butterfly
Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone
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The inner plate on the legs of the butterfly
Medial plates of the pterygoid process
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The outer plates on the legs of the butterfly
Lateral plates of the pterygoid process
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Where does the pituitary gland rest?
The sella turcica
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The entire bone makes up the lower jaw
Mandible bone
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The middle of the chin
Body of mandible
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Tooth socket on the lower jaw
Dental alveoli of the mandible bone
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Where the ramus and body of the mandible meet
Angle of the mandible bone
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Go straight up on the backside of the lower jaw
Ramus of the mandible bone
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The anterior top ridge of the mandible
Coronoid process of the ramus
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The whole posterior top ridge of the mandible
Condylar process of the ramus
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Top surface of the condylar process
Head of mandible of the ramus
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Purple bone that makes up the upper jaw
Maxillae bone
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Where are the mustache would sit
Body of maxilla bone
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Tooth socket of upper jaw
Dental alveoli of the maxillae bone
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Right below the eyes, where you would get baggy eyes (purple)
Infraorbital margin of the maxillae bone
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Only the purple part of the roof of the mouth
Palitine process of the maxillae bone
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The cheekbones (yellow)
Zygomatic bones
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The yellow part of the cheekbone that arches
Temporal process of the zygomatic bones
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The white bone that is the bridge of the nose
Nasal bones
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Fractures on this produce a broken nose
Nasal bones
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L shaped bones that are all red in the mouth
Palatine bones
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Red bone on the roof of the mouth in the back that goes from side to side of teeth
Horizontal plate of the palatine bones
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Up and down red bone going into the nasal cavity, more on the inside
Perpendicular plate of the palatine bones
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Orange bone that is in the orbit close to the nose
Lacrimal bones
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The hole at the bottom of the lacrimal bones (where tears/crying comes from)
Opening for nasolacrimal duct
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Tip of yellow bone on bony nasal septum (skull might be flipped upside down)
Vomer
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On the top of the orbits (eye holes), small notches
Supraorbital foramen
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Right below the orbits (eye holes), small notches/holes
Infraorbital foramen
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Small holes on either side of the chin
Mental foramen
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Round hole in the back of the eye holes
Optic canal
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The top hole in the back of the eye hole
Superior orbital fissure
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Bottom hole in the back of the eye hole
Inferior orbital fissure
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The outside ear hole
External acoustic meatus
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The 7 vertebrae on the top of the spine; neck portion
Cervical vertebrae
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The 12 vertebrae where the ribs attach; upper back
Thoracic vertebrae
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The 5 vertebrae that make up the lower back
Lumbar vertebrae
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Bone with ridges at the bottom of the spine, made of 5 fused vertebrae
Sacrum
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The tail bone; small bone at the very bottom of the spine
Coccyx
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These curvatures of the spine are present at birth
Primary curvatures
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These curvatures of the spine develop postnatally
Secondary curvatures
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The curvature of the thoracic vertebrae
Thoracic kyphosis
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The curvature of the sacrum
Sacral kyphosis
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The curvature of the cervical vertebrae
Cervical lordosis
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The curvature of the lumbar vertebrae
Lumbar lordosis
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The hole in each vertebrae that the spinal cord goes through
Vertebral canal
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The openings (holes) on the side of the vertebrae that is made where each one meets (best seen with a side view)
Intervertebral foramina
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The disc in each vertebrae, the big solid part
Body of vertebra
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The top of the arch in a vertebrae, the arch that holds up the “animal head”
Laminae of the vertebral arch
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Supporting columns in each vertebrae that holds the “animal head”
Pedicles of the vertebral arch
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The front middle bone that always points down on a vertebrae
Spinous process of the vertebrae
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Projections that point outward <— + —> on each vertebrae
Transverse processes of the vertebrae
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The projections on the top of each vertebrae that point up
Superior articular processes of the vertebrae
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The projections on the bottom of each vertebrae that point downwards
Inferior articular processes of the vertebrae
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The notches on the top of each vertebrae seen from the side view
Superior notches of the vertebrae
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The notches on the bottom of each vertebrae seen from the side view
Inferior notches of the vertebrae

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