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Skull

A collection of bones which encase the brain and give form to the head and face

<p>A collection of bones which encase the brain and give form to the head and face</p>
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Cranium

The skull without the mandible

<p>The skull without the mandible</p>
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Calvaria

The top dome part of the cranium

<p>The top dome part of the cranium</p>
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Cranial Cavity

The section of the skull where the brain floats in cranial spinal fluid. Gaps between brain and skull are called fossae

<p>The section of the skull where the brain floats in cranial spinal fluid. Gaps between brain and skull are called fossae</p>
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Sutures

Joints where bones come together

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Frontal Bone

Forehead

<p>Forehead</p>
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Nasal Bone

Top of nose

<p>Top of nose</p>
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Zygomatic Bone

Cheeks

<p>Cheeks</p>
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Maxilla

Upper jaw

<p>Upper jaw</p>
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Mandible

Lower jaw

<p>Lower jaw</p>
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Parietal Bone

Top of head

<p>Top of head</p>
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Sphenoid

Behind eye sockets

<p>Behind eye sockets</p>
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Temporal Bone

Near ears

<p>Near ears</p>
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Occipital Bone

Base of head. Contains the foramen magnum

<p>Base of head. Contains the foramen magnum</p>
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Vomer Bone

Behind nasal aperture

<p>Behind nasal aperture</p>
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Supraorbital Margin

Directly above the eye. Sexually dimorphic

<p>Directly above the eye. Sexually dimorphic</p>
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Superciliary Arches

Eyebrow Arches

<p>Eyebrow Arches</p>
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Mastoid Process

Part of the temporal bone. Sexually dimorphic

<p>Part of the temporal bone. Sexually dimorphic</p>
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External Acoustic Meatus

Ear hole. Part of the temporal bone

<p>Ear hole. Part of the temporal bone</p>
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Mandibular Fossa

Part of the temporal bone. Location of the TMJ

<p>Part of the temporal bone. Location of the TMJ</p>
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Foramen Magnum

Part of the occipital bone where the spinal cord enters the skull to connect with the brain

<p>Part of the occipital bone where the spinal cord enters the skull to connect with the brain</p>
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Deciduous Teeth

“Baby teeth.” Two incisors, one canine, and two molars on each quarter, adding up to 20 total. No premolars

<p>“Baby teeth.” Two incisors, one canine, and two molars on each quarter, adding up to 20 total. No premolars</p>
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Adult Teeth

Two incisors, one canine, two premolars, and three molars, adding up to 32 teeth total

<p>Two incisors, one canine, two premolars, and three molars, adding up to 32 teeth total</p>
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Metopic Suture

Suture between the two halves of the frontal bone that fuses within the first few years of life, at which point the frontal bone is one solid piece.

<p>Suture between the two halves of the frontal bone that fuses within the first few years of life, at which point the frontal bone is one solid piece.</p>
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Coronal Suture

Connects the frontal bone to the parietal bone. Starts to fuse in adulthood

<p>Connects the frontal bone to the parietal bone. Starts to fuse in adulthood</p>
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Saggital Suture

Connects the two halves of the parietal bone. Starts to fuse in adulthood

<p>Connects the two halves of the parietal bone. Starts to fuse in adulthood</p>
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Lambdoid Suture

Connects the occipital bone to the parietal bone. Starts to fuse in adulthood

<p>Connects the occipital bone to the parietal bone. Starts to fuse in adulthood</p>