Skull bones and bony landmarks

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Coronal suture

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Lambdoid suture

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squamous suture

Between parietal and temporal bones

<p>Between parietal and temporal bones</p>
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occipital bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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parietal bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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frontal bone

bone that forms the forehead

<p>bone that forms the forehead</p>
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temporal bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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ethmoid bone

Name this bone of the skull (superior view).

<p>Name this bone of the skull (superior view).</p>
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foramen magnum

A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.

<p>A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.</p>
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occipital condyles

Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebra (atlas)

<p>Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebra (atlas)</p>
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supraorbital foramen

opening above each orbit allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass

<p>opening above each orbit allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass</p>
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zygomatic process

Name this part of the temporal bone.

<p>Name this part of the temporal bone.</p>
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mandibular fossa

Name this bony landmark.

<p>Name this bony landmark.</p>
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external auditory meatus

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mastoid process

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

<p>round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear</p>
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zygomatic bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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lacrimal bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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maxilla bone

upper jaw

<p>upper jaw</p>
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vomer bone

name this

<p>name this</p>
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mandible bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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nasal bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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inferior nasal concha bone

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zygomatic arch

Name the structure.

<p>Name the structure.</p>
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infraorbital foramen

Name this structure

<p>Name this structure</p>
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ramus of mandible

vertical part of mandible

<p>vertical part of mandible</p>
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mental foramen

Name this opening.

<p>Name this opening.</p>
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frontal sinus

what is a

<p>what is a</p>
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sphenoidal sinus

what is c

<p>what is c</p>
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maxillary sinus

what is d

<p>what is d</p>
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head of long bone

epiphysis

<p>epiphysis</p>
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Shaft of long bone

diaphysis

<p>diaphysis</p>
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Periosteum (long bone)

covers the surfaces of bones where they come together to form joints

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Sternum

breastbone

<p>breastbone</p>
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ribs

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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scapula

Name the bone.

<p>Name the bone.</p>
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patella

Name the bone.

<p>Name the bone.</p>
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Femur

thigh bone

<p>thigh bone</p>
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Humerus/Radius/Ulna

bones of the arm

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Femur/tibia/fibula

bones of the leg

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What are the 5 types of bones

Long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, and sesamoid bones

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Compact bone

dense, hard layers of bone tissue that lie underneath the periosteum

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medullary cavity

cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow

<p>cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow</p>
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Osteocyte

mature bone cell

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bone matrix

nonliving, structural part of bone

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Ramus

Name this part

<p>Name this part</p>
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Lacrimal bone

Name this bone.

<p>Name this bone.</p>
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Styloid Process

Name this

<p>Name this</p>
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Mastoid Process

Name this bony landmark.

<p>Name this bony landmark.</p>
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Osteon

structural unit of compact bone

<p>structural unit of compact bone</p>
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Long Bone

What type of bone is this

<p>What type of bone is this</p>
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Short Bone

What type of bone is this

<p>What type of bone is this</p>
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Flat bone

What type of bone is this

<p>What type of bone is this</p>
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Irregular bone

What type of bone is this

<p>What type of bone is this</p>
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Sesamoid bone

What type of bone is this

<p>What type of bone is this</p>