final four- anatomical terms Flashcards
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prognathism
when the upper lower or both jaws protrude outward beyond normal range causing mismatch in jaw alignment and teeth
sagittal crest
sharp fin of bone that runs along the middle of soul and increases area available for th attachment of chewing muscles
foramen magnum
large hole in the bottom of cranium through which the spinal cord passes
occipital/nuchal torus
horizontal ridge at the back of the skull in homo dragster, homo Erectus and archaic homo sapiens
supraorbital torus
bony ridge located above the eye sockets also known as brow ridge or supercilicy arch
meta carpals
a group of five bones of the hand between the phalange and the corpus
phalanges
bones of fingers and of the toes