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Cranium consists of ___ Bones
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eight bones, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid.
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The skull has __ bones
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14- 2 maxilla, 2 zygomatic, 2 lacrimal, vomer, 2 inferior nasal conchae, mandible, 2 palantine, 2 nasal |
____ bones directly contact the brain and the meninges. Facial bones do not.
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Cranial
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Human adult has ___ bones; a human baby has over 300, because everything is not fused.
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206
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Axial skeleton consists of Skull, vertebral column, and ____
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Sternum
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The anterior, middle, and posterior fossae are regions of the ____ _____ of the cranium.
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Ventral floor
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The occipital condyles are located ____ to the foramen magnum form the articulation between the OCCIPITAL BONE and the ____
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Lateral; atlas
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The Temporal bone contains the styloid process, External Acoustic Meatus, and ____ ____
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Mastoid process
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The sella turcica is a saddle-like structure found on the ____ bone
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Sphenoid
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What imporatant structure is located in the Hypophyseal fossa of the sella turcica in a living person?
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Pituitary gland
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The perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone forms the superior portion of the ____ ____
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Nasal Septum
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What structure would be found associated with the Cribiform Plate in a living person?
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Olfactory Nerve
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The nasal conchae are also known as the ___ ____.
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Nasal turbinates
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Frontal, Maxilla, sphenoid, Ethmoid bones contain _____ sinuses.
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Paranasal
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The Masseter muscle inserts on the ___ of the _____.
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Angle, mandible
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