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Calvaria

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Cranium without a face (including mandible)

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Cranium

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Skull without the mandible

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Calotte

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Calvaria that doesn’t include a cranial base (just the top half of the brain case)

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How many bones are there in the human skull?

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28

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How many skeletal elements are there at birth?

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45, which fuse to 28 over time

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How many sets of teeth are there in dental development?

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Two:

1) Between 6-24 months: Deciduous teeth/dentition
2) Approximately 6 years: last and final dentition

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What are the 4 cranial sutures?

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1) Sagittal: middle suture
2) Coronal: forms a “T” with the sagittal suture toward the frontal bone
3) Metopic: usually fuses during early development, but when present it is an extension of the sagittal suture
4) Lambdoidal: divides the parietal from the occipital (parabolic shape on the posterior of the skull)

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Parietal mastoid

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Where the parietal connects

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Occipital mastoid

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Where the occipital connects

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Temporal suture

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Forms an arch shape next to the zygomatic arch

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What are the 4 elements of the sinus?

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  1. Maxillary
  2. Frontal
  3. Ethmoid
  4. Sphenoid
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What is a basilaris suture?

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A cartilaginous joint- like the ribs connected to the sternum.