cat skull
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Ethmoid- inside the eye
Frontal- forehead bone
Lacrimal- small oval where you cry from
Malar- cheek bone (ring)
Mandible- jaw bone
Maxilla- L shaped bones (above the premaxilla)
Palatine- roof of the mouth (palate)
Parietal- back half of the skull (oh my goodness bones)
Premaxilla- small rectangle bone (holds small teeth
Nasal- upside down V (top edge of nose)
Occipital- triangle shaped bone with hole in the middle
Sphenoid- race track bone in the middle of the eggs
Squamosal- squeeze the squamosals (bumps on the back of the skull
Temporal- easter egg (big knobs)
Anterior Palatine Foramen- on the palate in the front of the skull
Foramen Magnum- occipital hole
Foramen Ovale-4th hole
Foramen Rotundum- 3rd hole
Jugular Foramen- holes in the easter eggs
Lacrimal Canal- hole in the lacrimal eye for tears
Optic Foramen-1st hole (in the front))
Orbital Fissure- 2nd hole
Angular Process- angle on the mandible
Bregma- cross of suture lines from the frontal bone to the parietal bone
Basioccipital- base of occipital bone goes across the racetrack
Basisphenoid-base of the sphenoid bone 2nd line across the racetrack
Condyloid Process- connecting the mandible (goes horizontally)
Coronoid Process- looks like a shark fin
Hamular Process- sharp piece on either side of the racetrack
Interparietal Process- back of the skull looks like a helmet
Mandibular Fossa- halfpipe groove where the mandible connects
Mastoid process- ledge by the mandible
Occipital Condyle- ridge on foramen magnum where the vertebrates attach
Postorbital Process- horn looking bones
Presphenoid- front part of the sphenoid bone
Sagittal Crest- ridge dividing skull from left to right
Shaft of the Mandible- long part that holds all the teeth
Tympanic Bulla- on the easter eggs
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