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TERM
frontal bone
DEFINITION
forehead & superior portion of orbits
TERM
mandible
DEFINITION
jaw bone, strongest bone of the face with the only movable joint
TERM
maxillae
DEFINITION
anterior part of hard palate, upper jaw bone
TERM
nasal bone(s)
DEFINITION
bones that form bridge of nose
TERM
lacrimal bone(s)
DEFINITION
fingernail sized bones, contain grooves for tears
ethmoid bone
bone that forms the nasal cavity roof, medial orbit walls, contains the crista galli with the cribriform plate (which allows the passage of cranial nerve 1, the olfactory nerve), also contains the superior nasal conchae
palatine bone(s)
bone that makes the posterior portion of hard palate
vomer
bone that makes the median line of the nasal cavity
hyoid bone
bone found in the neck, does not articulate with any other bone, provides a movable base for the tongue and attachment for neck muscles for swallowing and speaking
zygomatic process
styloid process
mastoid process
external acoustic meatus
crista galli
cribriform plate
sella turcica
housing for the pituitary gland within the sphenoid bone
optic canal
canal through which cranial nerve 2 passes (optic nerve)
coronal suture
squamous suture
foramen magnum
A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.
occipital condyle
Point of articulation between skull and first vertebra
sagittal suture
lambdoid suture
cranial bones
bones that surround and protect the brain
facial bones
bones that cradle the eyes and allow for facial expressions