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Identify the area of the skull highlighted in blue.

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the cranium

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Identify the area of the skull highlighted in blue.

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the face (splanchnocranium)

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Identify the area of the skull highlighted in blue.

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the mandible

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Identify the area of the skull highlighted in blue.

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the neurocranium

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What two structures make up the neurocranium?

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the calvaria (superior) and cranial base (inferior)

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Identify the area of the skull highlighted in blue.

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the viscerocranium

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What are these types of joints called?

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skull sutures

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What are these types of joints called?

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gomphosis

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9
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Identify the red suture.

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the coronal suture

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10
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Identify the blue suture.

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the metopic suture

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Identify the green suture.

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the saggital suture

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12
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Identify the orange suture.

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the lambdoidal suture

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13
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What are the highlighted structures called?

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Wormian bones or ossicles

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14
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Identify the yellow suture.

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the squamosis suture

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15
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Identify the suture circled in green.

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the basilar suture

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What is the term for when a skull suture fuses prematurely?

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craniosynostosis

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17
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Identify this bone.

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frontal bone

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18
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Identify this bone.

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zygomatic bone

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19
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Identify this bone.

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maxilla

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20
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Identify this bone.

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mandible

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21
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Identify this bone.

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parietal

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22
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Identify this bone.

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occipital

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Identify this bone.

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Identify this structure of the frontal bone.

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parietal margin

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Identify this structure of the frontal bone.
the supraorbital ridge
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Identify this structure of the frontal bone.
supraorbital foramen
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Identify this structure of the frontal bone.
supraorbital margin
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What is this variation of the supraorbital foramen called?
supraorbital notch
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What is this pokey bit in the back called?
the external occipital protuberance
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What is the circled part of the partietal lobe called?
the sphenoidal angle
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What is this margin of the parietal lobe called? What is peculiar about it?
the temporal margin; it is bevelled
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What are these lines on the occipital bone called?
superior and inferior nuchal lines
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What is this structure of the occipital bone called?
the foramen magnum; the spinal cord travels through it
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What is this whole area of the occipital bone called?
basioccipital
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What are the two upper areas circled called?
occipital condyles
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What is the Harper Fragment?
Originally misidentified as a piece of occipital bone, the Harper fragment was a piece of JFK's parietal bone that proved he was shot from behind. It was identified by Larry Angel.
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the mastoid process
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the external auditory meatus (EAM)
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the zygomatic process
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the temporomandibular fossa
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the petrous portion
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the internal auditory meatus
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What is this structure of the temporal bone called?
the squamous portion
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What are these structures called?
processes of the zygomatic bone
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What is this margin of the zygomatic bone called?
the orbital margin
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What is this structure of the maxilla called?
the frontal process
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What is this structure of the maxilla called?
the nasal spine
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What is this structure of the maxilla called?
the nasal sinus
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What is this structure of the maxilla called?
the alveolar process
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What is the name of this bone?
the nasal bone
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What is the name of this bone?
the conchae
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What is the name of this bone?
the lacrimal bone
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What is the name of this bone?
sphenoid
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What are the names of the ear ossicles?
malleus, incus, and stapes
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What are the structures of the hyoid bone?
greater horn, lesser horn, and body

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