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24 Cards in this Set
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Bones that protect the brain are called:
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Cranial Bones
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the forehead:
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Frontal Bone
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The top of the cranium is made up of these two bones:
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Parietal Bones
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The bone in the rear of the cranium:
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Occipital
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Two cranial bones on the sides near the ears:
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Temporal
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The bone inside the Skull:
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Sphenoid Bone
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Saddle bone where the Pituatary Gland is:
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Sella Turcica:
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Bone in the skull that is straight and reaches into the nasal cavity:
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Ethmoid Bone
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The round indent on the anterior portion of the inside of the skull:
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Cribriform Plate
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The ridge in teh middle on top of the Ethmoid bone:
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Crista Galli
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Bump on the Occipital Bone:
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External Occipital Protuberance
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Opening for the ear (is a hole):
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External Auditory Meatus
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Projection behind the ear:
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Mastoid Process
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Large hole on the bottom where the brain stem exits:
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Foramen Magnum
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Smooth bumps (one on each side) of the Foramen Magnum:
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Occipital Condyles
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Indentation where the Mandible sits:
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Mandibular Fossa
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Ridge above the eye:
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Supraorbital ridges
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Hole above the eyes:
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Supraorbital Foramen
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Where the Skull bones meet:
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Suture Lines
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This suture line is between the two Parietal Bones:
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Sagital Suture
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This suture line is found between the Parietal and the Frontal bone:
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Frontal (Coronal) Suture
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This suture is found between the Occipital and Parietal bones:
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Lambdoidal Suture
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Spaces inside a bone:
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Sinuses
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This sinus is found in the frontal bone:
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Frontal Sinus
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