protection for the forehead - forms the anterior part of the cranium
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Frontal suture
The FRONTAL Bone originates in 2 parts and is joined by the frontal suture
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OCCIPITAL BONE forms which part of the cranium?
forms base and back of cranium
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Lambdoid suture?
Occipital meets Parietal
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is the inner surface deeply concave / convex
Deeply concave
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Parietal bones are which shape
Square bones
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where are the parietal bones situated
Roof and at each side of cranium
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saggital suture
parietal bones articulate with each other
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lambdoidal suture?
PARIETAL AND OCCIPITAL ARTICULATE
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SQUAMOUS SUTURE?
parietal and Temporal bone articulate
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How many Parietal bones?
two
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Temporal bones - number?
two
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where are the temporal bones?
side and base of the skull
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Which of the bones of the facial skeleton only have one bone, the rest having two
Vomer and mandible - only have one bone
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Nasal Bones x2 - shape/size?
2 small, flat bones
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Nasal bones - form what?
anterior part of roof of nose
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Zygomatic bones articulate with what?
zygomatic process of maxilla
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Zygomatic bones form what?
cheek and floor/lateral wall of orbit
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Lacrimal Bones form what?
form part of each medial wall of orbit and internal surface forms the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. they also contribute to the formation of the nano-lacriminal canal (tear duct
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What is another name for the Turbinate Bones?
Inferior conchae
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where are the turbinate bones attached?
to the sidewall of the nasal cavity
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are the inferior conchae curved?
yes, the project inwards forming the roof of the inferior meatus and the floor of the middle meatus
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one of the processes of the turbinate bones articulates with the lacrimal bones, what does this form?
the nasal canal
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where does the nasal canal run to and from?
runs from the floor of the orbit to the inferior meatus
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shape of the vomer
single, thin and flat
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what does the vomer form?
the nasal septum
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where does the vomer articulate
behind the lower surface of the sphenoid
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shape of the processes of the vomer?
two wing like processes
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where does the wing like processes articluate
with the medial pterygoid plate
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why is the front of the vomer grooved?
retention for the nasal cartilage
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the lowe border of the vomer articulates with what?
the hard palate as far forward as the incisive foramen
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Coronal suture articulates which bones?
Fronto-parietal
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Interparietal
Saggital suture
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Lambdoid / Lambdoidal suture articulates which bones?
Parieto-occipital
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Squamous / Squamosal suture articulates which bones?
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