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11 Cards in this Set
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Coronal Suture
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where the parietal bones meet the frontal bone anteriorly
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Sagittal suture
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where the parietal meets superior at the cranial midline
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Lamboid suture
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where the parietal bones meet the occipital one posteriorly
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Squamous suture
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there is one on each side and its where parietal bone and temporal bone meet on the lateral aspect of the skull
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What 8 bones make up the Cranium?
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1) Frontal
2) parietal (2) 3) Temporal (2) 4) Occipital 5) Sphenoid 6) Ethmoid |
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Suture
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An immovable fibrous joint; with one exception. All bones of the skull are united by sutures
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What is the midline articulation of the two parietal bones called?
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sagittal suture
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The ___________ ___________ is the opening for the spinal cord.
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Foramen magnum
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What are the 14 facial bones?
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1.) Mandible
2.) Maxillae (2) 3.) Palatine (2) 4.) Zygomatic (2) 5.) Lacrimal (2) 6.) Nasal (2) 7.) Vomer 8.) Inferior nasal conchae (2) |
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with one exception, the skull bones are joined by sutures. Name the exception.
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With the exception of 2 paired bones (the parietal and temporal), are all single bones.
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Give two possible functions of the sinuses
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They lighten the facial bones and act as resonance chambers for speech.
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