Flashcards in facial bones study guide Deck (98)
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How many facial bones are there
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Know what facial bones there are two of
◾️nasal
◾️lacrimal
◾️zygomatic
◾️palatine
◾️inferior nasal conchae
◾️maxillary
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Which bones make the bridge of the nose
Nasal bones
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Which facial bones are the smallest in the skull
Lacrimal
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What is the purpose of the lacrimal foramen
Where the tear duct passes
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Which facial bones are the largest immovable bones
Maxillary
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The body of the maxilla contains the
Maxillary sinus
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Where is the infraorbital foramen located? What bone is it on? What structure is it located under?
➡️located on the maxillary bone under each orbit
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What is the alveolar process?
Inferior borders of spongy bone that support roots of teeth
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The anterior nasal spine is part of what bone
Maxillary
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The anterior nasal spine correlates with what landmark
Midline junction of maxillary
Acanthion
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The prominence of the cheeks is formed by the
Zygomatic
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Which process is part of the zygomatic bone
Temporal process
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The zygomatic arch is formed by which two processes
Temporal and zygomatic
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The L shaped facial bones are
Palatine
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Which facial bone is scroll shaped
Inferior nasal conchae
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The vomer forms what part of the nasal septum
Inferior nasal septum
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What is the largest bone and densest bone of the face
Mandible
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What portion is the body of the mandible
Horizontal
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What portion is the rami of the mandible
Vertical
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The angle of the mandible is also known as the
Gonion
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The bump on the lower front of the mandible is called
Mental protuberance
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The area where the right and left halves of the mandible have fused is called
Symphysis
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Where the mental foramina located
Halfway between superior/inferior borders below 2nd premolar teeth
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The mandibular notch is located between what two structures
Coronoid and condylar process
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In the mandible which process is anterior and which is posterior?
➡️anterior-coronoid
➡️posterior- condylar
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The condyle of the mandible articulates with what to form the TMJ?
Mandibular fossa of temporal bone
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What shape is the hyoid bone?
U shaped
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Where is the hyoid bone located?
Base of tongue
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