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The Skull
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Formed by cranial and facial bones cranial- protects brain & attaches to head/neck muscles facial- framework of face, sense organs & teeth allows food/air passage anchors facial muscles of expression |
Cranial bone (anterior portion of cranium)
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Frontal bone markings- supraorbital margins , the anterior cranial fossa, frontal sinuses |
Cranial bone (most of superior/lateral aspects of skull)
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Parietal bone 4 sutures: coronal suture (articulates w/ frontal bone) sagittal suture (right/left parietal meet superiorly) lambdoid suture (both parietal meet occipital) squamosal suture (parietal & temporal bones meet) |
Cranial bone (posterior skull & base)
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Occipital markings: posterior cranial fossa, foramen magnum, occipital condyles, hypoglossal canal |
Cranial bone (inferior/lateral aspect of skull)
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Temporal bones 4 regions: squamous, tympanic, mastoid, petrous markings: zygomatic, styloid, mastoid processes, mandibular & middle cranial fossae major openings: stylomastoid, jugular foramina, extranal/internal audtiory meatuses, carotid canal |