Head and Neck Anatomy Part 2
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10 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Foramen | A small round opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass; plural, foramina. |
| Foramen Magnum | Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical canal and the cranial cavity. |
| Fossa | Wide, shallow depression on the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth. |
| Frontal | Region of the head pertaining to the forehead. |
| Frontal plane | Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions. |
| Frontal process | Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit. |
| Glenoid fossa | Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull. |
| Greater platatine nerve | Nerve that servers the posterior hard palate and the posterior lingual gingiva. |
| Hamulus | A hook-shaped process. |
| Infraorbital | Region of the head below the orbital region. |
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