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Anatomy and Physiology
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/03/2016

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frontal bone
Definition
forms the forehead
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Parietal bone
Definition
form mid of the upper and side walls of skull
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Temporal bone
Definition
Below the parietal bone
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Zygomatic process
Definition
Bridge of bone that joins with the cheek bone
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Mastoid process
Definition
full of air cavities
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Occipital bone
Definition
Forms the floor and back wall of the skull
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foramen magnum
Definition
large hole, opening for spinal cord
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Sphenoid bone
Definition
spans the width of the skull, forms the floor of the cranial cavoty
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sella turcica
Definition
middle of the bone a small depression, holds the pituitary gland
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foreman ovale
Definition
oval opening for nerves for the chewing muscles
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Ethmoid bone
Definition
forms the roof of the nasal cavity
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Palatine Processes
Definition
form the front of the hard palate of the mouth
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Maxillary sinuses
Definition
amplify the sounds when speaking
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zygomatic bones
Definition
cheekbones, large portion of the eye sockets
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Palatine bones
Definition
forms the back of the hard palate
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Nasal bone
Definition
bridge of the nose
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Lacrimal bone
Definition
forms part of the medial walls of each orbit
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vomer bone
Definition
Bone in the middle of the nasal cavity, divides nostrils
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inferior conehae
Definition
thin curved bones coming out of the walls of the nasal cavity
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Mandible
Definition
Lower jaw
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Vertebral column
Definition
axial support of the body
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inververtebral discs
Definition
cushions the bone, absorbs shock
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