final four- anatomical terms Flashcards

(7 cards)

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prognathism

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when the upper lower or both jaws protrude outward beyond normal range causing mismatch in jaw alignment and teeth

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sagittal crest

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sharp fin of bone that runs along the middle of soul and increases area available for th attachment of chewing muscles

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foramen magnum

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large hole in the bottom of cranium through which the spinal cord passes

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occipital/nuchal torus

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horizontal ridge at the back of the skull in homo dragster, homo Erectus and archaic homo sapiens

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supraorbital torus

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bony ridge located above the eye sockets also known as brow ridge or supercilicy arch

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meta carpals

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a group of five bones of the hand between the phalange and the corpus

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phalanges

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bones of fingers and of the toes

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