Axial Skeleton: Skull

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frontal Sinus

one of two air-filled hollow spaces located inside the frontal bone of the skull,

<p>one of two air-filled hollow spaces located inside the frontal bone of the skull,</p>
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Supraorbital margin

curved upper edge of eye socket

<p>curved upper edge of eye socket</p>
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external occipital protuberance

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occipital condyles

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mastoid process

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zygomatic process

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styloid process

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mandibular fossa

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sella turcica

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greater wing

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lesser wing

a thin, triangular bony plate that projects laterally from the upper and anterior part of the sphenoid body

<p>a thin, triangular bony plate that projects laterally from the upper and anterior part of the sphenoid body</p>
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pterygoid process

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lateral and medial pterygoid plate

two bony extensions projecting from the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone in the skull

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cribriform plate

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perpendicular plate

a thin, vertical bony sheet belonging to the ethmoid bone that forms the upper part of the nasal septum

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crista galli

a small, triangular bony ridge that projects upward from the ethmoid bone inside the skull

<p>a small, triangular bony ridge that projects upward from the <span>ethmoid bone</span> inside the skull</p>
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zygomatic arch

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orbits

a paired, four-walled, pyramid-shaped bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eyeball and its supporting structures

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nasal

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lacrimal

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vomer

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maxilla

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palatine process

top portion of hard palate

<p><span>top portion of hard palate</span></p>
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maxillary sinus

, located as a pair of air-filled cavities inside your upper jaw bone directly beneath your eyes and behind your cheeks

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palatine

lower portion of hard palate

<p>lower portion of hard palate </p>
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mandible

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mandibular symphysis

he midline vertical ridge where the left and right halves of the lower jaw fuse together during early development

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coronoid process

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mandibular condyle

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inferior nasal concha

not seen

<p>not seen</p>
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hyoid bone

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Frontal bone

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Parietal bone

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temporal bone

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sphenoid

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ethmoid

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zygomatic bone

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occitpital bone

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Supraorbital foramen

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Infraorbital foramen

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superior orbital fissure

a narrow, 22-millimeter cleft at the back of the eye socket that connects the eye socket to the middle part of the skul

<p>a narrow, 22-millimeter cleft at the back of the eye socket that connects the eye socket to the middle part of the skul</p>
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inferior orbital fissure

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mental foramen

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Lacrimal foramen

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forman ovale

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external acoustic meatus

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jugular foramen

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foramen magnum

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cartid canal

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Stylomastoid foramen

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Sagittal sutures

seperates 2 parietal bones

<p><span>seperates 2 parietal bones</span></p>
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Coronal suture

seperates frontal from parietal bone

<p><span>seperates frontal from parietal bone</span></p>
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lambdoid suture

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squamous suture

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Mandibular foramen

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olfactory foramen

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optic foramen

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foramen rotundum

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internal acoustic meatus

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hypoglossal canal

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