Skull bones and bony landmarks

Coronal suture

Lambdoid suture

squamous suture

Between parietal and temporal bones

occipital bone

Name this bone.

parietal bone

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frontal bone

bone that forms the forehead

temporal bone

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ethmoid bone

Name this bone of the skull (superior view).

foramen magnum

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

occipital condyles

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

supraorbital foramen

opening above each orbit allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass

zygomatic process

Name this part of the temporal bone.

mandibular fossa

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external auditory meatus

mastoid process

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

zygomatic bone

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lacrimal bone

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maxilla bone

upper jaw

vomer bone

name this

mandible bone

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nasal bone

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inferior nasal concha bone

zygomatic arch

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infraorbital foramen

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ramus of mandible

vertical part of mandible

mental foramen

Name this opening.

frontal sinus

what is a

sphenoidal sinus

what is c

maxillary sinus

what is d

head of long bone

epiphysis

Shaft of long bone

diaphysis

Periosteum (long bone)

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

Sternum

breastbone

ribs

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scapula

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patella

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Femur

thigh bone

Humerus/Radius/Ulna

bones of the arm

Femur/tibia/fibula

bones of the leg

What are the 5 types of bones

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

Compact bone

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

medullary cavity

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

Osteocyte

mature bone cell

bone matrix

nonliving, structural part of bone

Ramus

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Lacrimal bone

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Styloid Process

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Mastoid Process

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Osteon

structural unit of compact bone

Long Bone

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Short Bone

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Flat bone

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Irregular bone

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Sesamoid bone

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