Beautiful Bones Week One
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heyitsjamiest on October 11, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 frontal bone | large bone; makes up the roof of the orbit; "forehead" |
| parietal bone | forms sides and roof of skull; meet at the top of the cranium at sagittal suture |
| occipital bone | lower, back portion of skull; large hole through which the brain and spinal cord intersect |
| temporal bone | located on the sides of the head; house internal ear |
| sphenoid bone | butterfly-shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of skull; in front of temporal bone |
| ethmoid bone | light bone; makes up parts of the nasal and orbital cavities; anterior to the sphenoid bone |
| maxillae | upper jaw; holds the upper teeth, forms portions of the orbital, nasal, and oral cavities |
| mandible | lower jaw; connected to skull in front of the ears |
| palatine bone | forms part of the oral, nasal, and orbital cavities; posterior section of hard palate; posterior to maxilla |
| zygomatic bone | protects the eye; connects to maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone, and frontal bone; known as the cheekbone |
| lacrimal | thin bone making up the inner orbital cavity |
| nasal | two bones, side-by-side; make up the bridge of the nose |
| vomer bone | thin, flat bone; forms back of the nasal septum |
| inferior nasal conchae | scroll-shaped thin bones making up lateral parts of the nasal cavity; the membranes lining them help to filter in warm air |
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