runs parallel to the long axis of the bone and carries blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels through the bone matrix.

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Point of articulation of the temporal bone with the parietal bone.

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Stylo = stake, pointed object

Needle-like projection inferior to external acoustic meatus; attatchment point for muscles and ligaments of the neck.[image]

Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebrae (atlas).

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Bat-shaped bone forming the anterior plateau of the middle cranial fossa across the width of the skull. It is the keystone of the cranium because it articulates with all other cranial bones.

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Irregularly shaped bone anterior to the sphenoid. Forms the roof of the nasal cavity, upper nasal septum, and part of the medial orbit walls

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Horizontal portion; forms the chin

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Vertical extension of the body on either side

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Articulation point of the mandible with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

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Jutting anterior portion of the mandibular ramus; site of muscle attacthment

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Prominent opening on the body (lateral to the midline) that transmits the mental blood vessels and nerve to the lower jaw.

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Superior margin of mandilble; contains sockets in which the teeth lie.

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Anterior median depression indicating point of mandibular fusion

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Two bones fused in a median suture; form the upper jawbone and part of the orbits. All facial bones, except the mandible, join the this. Thus, they are the main, or keystone bones of the face.

Inferior margin containing sockets in which the teeth lie

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Form the anterior hard palate; meet medially in the intermaxillary suture.

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Opening under the orbit carrying the infraorbital nerves and blood vessels to the nasal region.

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Fingernail sized bones formin a part of the medial orbit walls between the maxillae and the ethmoid. Each bone is pierced by an opening (lacrimal fossa) which serves as a passageway for tears.

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Paired bones posterior to the palatine processes; for posterior hard palate and part of the orbit; meet medially at the median palatine suture.

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Lateral to the Maxillae; forms the portion of the face commonly called the cheekbone, and forms part of the lateral orbit. Its three processes are named for the bones with which they articulate.

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Small rectangular bones forming the bridge of the nose.

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Vomer= plow

Blade shaped bone in median plane of the nasal cavity that forms the posterior and inferior nasal septum

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Thin curved bones protruding medially from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity; serve the same purpose as the turbiante portions of teh ethmoid bone.

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Bone in the throat above the larynx. Serves as a point of attatchment or many tongue and neck muscles. it does not articulate with any other bone and is thus unique.

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Composed of pedicles and laminae, and a spinous process, it represents the junction of all posterior extensions from the vertebral body

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Rounded central portion of the vertebrae, which faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column.

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Two lateral projections from the vertebral arch

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Single medial and posterior projections from the vertebral arch

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Paired projections lateral to the vertebral foramen that enable articulation processes typically face toward the spinous process (posteriourly), whereas the inferior articular processes face (anteriorly) away from the spinous process.

Top and bottom nobs (condyles) of the vertebrae that allow each to sit on each other properly.

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Notches in the right and left pedicles on the inferior and superior surfaces that create opeings for spinal nerves to leave the spinal cord between adjacent vertebrae.

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Form the neck portion of the vertebral column

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C1

First vertebrae; highly modified to perform special functions. It lacks a body, and its lateral processes contain large concave depressions on their superior surfaces that recieve the occipital condyles of the skull (enabling you to nod).

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C2

Second vertebrae; modified to perform special functions. It acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas (and skull).

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Serves as a pivot point on the axis vertebrae. It articulates C1 and C2, allowing you to rotate your head from side to side (King tut's was fused).

The chest portion of the vertebrae

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Lower Back part of spine

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Composite bone formed from the fusion of five vertebrae. It articulates superiorly with L5 and inferiorly with the coccyx.

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Formed form the fusion of three to five small irregularly shaped vertebrae. It is the human tailbone. It is attached to the sacrum by ligaments

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Consists of the bony thorax, which is composed of the sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae, plus the costal cartilages. It protects the organs of the thoracic cavity.

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Typical flat bone, a result of the fusion of 3 bones. It is attatched to the first 7 pairs of ribs.

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Forms the bulk of the sternum. Looks like the long part of the tie

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Constructs the inferior end of the sternum and lies at the level of the fifth intercostal space. It is made of hyaline cartilage in children but ossifies in adulthood.

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Anteriorly on the vertebral column (via their tubercles). They then curve downward and toward the anterior body surface. 

Fibrous membranes connecting the skull bones at birth; a baby's "soft spot"

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Stub of bone that connects the lamina to the vertebral body to create the vertebral arch.

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Part of the vertebrae that connects to the spinous process.

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