Floor cranium bones

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frontal bone

N

  • the bone of the calvarium that is most readily visible

  • This bone contributes to the formation of the forehead and the superior part of each orbit

<p>N</p><ul><li><p>the bone of the calvarium that is <strong>most readily visible</strong></p></li><li><p class="p1">This bone contributes to the <u>formation</u> of the <strong>forehead</strong> and the <strong>superior part of each orbit</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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ethmoid bone

M

  • lies primarily below the floor of the

    cranium

  • articulates with two cranial bones:

    frontal and sphenoid

<p>M</p><ul><li><p>lies primarily <strong>below the floor</strong> of the</p><p class="p1">cranium</p></li><li><p class="p1"><u>articulates</u> with two cranial bones:</p><p class="p1"><strong>frontal</strong> and <strong>sphenoid</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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sphenoid bone

O

  •  forms the anchor for all eight cranial bones

<p>O</p><ul><li><p>&nbsp;forms the <strong>anchor for all eight cranial bones</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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temporal bone

P

  • left and right that house the delicate organs of hearing and balance.

<p>P</p><ul><li><p>left and right that <strong>house</strong> the delicate <strong>organs</strong> of <strong>hearing</strong> and <strong>balance</strong>.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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parietal bone

Q

  • The lateral walls of the cranium and part of the roof 

  • are roughly square and have a concave internal surface.

<p>Q</p><ul><li><p>The<strong> lateral walls of the cranium</strong> and part of the roof&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>are roughly square and have a concave internal surface.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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occipital bone

R

  • The inferoposterior portion of the calvarium (skullcap)

<p>R</p><ul><li><p>The inferoposterior portion of the calvarium (skullcap)</p></li><li><p></p></li></ul><p></p>