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What runs through the supraorbital foramina?
blood vessels and nerves to supply the face
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What are sutures?
line that occurs on the bone
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What does the sagittal suture connect?
both parietal bones are connected by the sagittal suture
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Where does the pituitary gland sit?
sella turcica
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What are middle nasal conchae?
scrolls in nasal cavities where olfactory nerves attach to
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What is mastication?
chewing
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Whta is the only facial bone that contains a sinus?
Maxillae (large maxillary sinuses)
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What does the coronal suture connect?
frontal bone to parietal bone
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What does the lanbdoidal suture connect?
parietal to occipital
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Where does the spinal cord exit at?
foramen magnum
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head sits atop vertebral column because of the __.
occipital condyle
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Cheek bones are __.
zygomatic
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What are sinuses?
Which are located in the brain?
- air filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
- frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoid
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