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| what position shows the structures of the petrous ridges projected immediately below the inferior border of the orbits |
modified waters method |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:19:31 GMT |
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| in what projection of the orbits will you evaluate the petrous ridges are projected immediately below the inferior border of the orbits |
modified waters method |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:42:28 GMT |
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| what view of the skull will you evaluate the symmetric petrous pyramids, dorsum sellae & posterior clinoid process visible within the foramen magnum |
AP townes method of the skull |
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usnavalmd Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:51:45 GMT |
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| in what projection of the skull will you evaluate the entire cranium without rotation or tilt, superimposed rami, roofs, and mastoid regions |
lateral skull |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:42:28 GMT |
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| in what projection of the skull will you evaluate the semetric petrous ridges and entire cranial cortex |
pa skull |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:42:28 GMT |
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| what structures are shown with the AP Axial projection of the skull (Townes Method) |
symmetrical image of the petrous pyramids
posterior portion of the foramen magnum, dorsum sellae and posterior clinoid processes projecting within the foramen magnum |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:48:55 GMT |
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| what structures are shown for a Lateral Skull |
superimposed halves of the cranium in the lateral projection
the sella turcica, anterior and posterior clinoid processes and dorsum sellae |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:48:55 GMT |
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| what structures are shown for a PA Skull |
orbits are filled by the shadows of the petrous pyramids
posterior ethmoidal air cells, crista galli, frontal bone, and the frontal sinuses |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:48:55 GMT |
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| what type of skull is long from front to back and narrow from side to side |
dolichocephalic skull |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:20 GMT |
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| what type is the name for the skull that is shorter from front to back and broad from side to side |
brachycephalic skull |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:20 GMT |
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| what are the six localization points used in radiography |
OML
IOML
AML
MML
GML
GAL |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:20 GMT |
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| what is a normal or typical skull called |
mesocephalic skull |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:20 GMT |
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| what is conical or pyramidal in shape and is the thickest, densest cranial bone |
petrous portion ( pars petrosa, petrous pyramid) |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:32:52 GMT |
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| what is the first large air cell that communicates with the tympanic cavity |
mastoid antrum |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:32:52 GMT |
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| what varies in size, is larger in males than females and presents the mastoid antrum |
mastoid portion |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:32:52 GMT |
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| what forms the inferior, posterior part of the temporal bone and is made up of the mastoid and petrous portions |
petromastoid portion |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:32:52 GMT |
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| what is the slender, pointed bone of variable length that projects down and forward from the undersurface of the tympanic portion of the temporal bone |
styloid process |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:26:18 GMT |
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| what projects anteriorly from the squama of the temporal bone and articulates with the zygomatic bone of the face to form the zygomatic arch |
zygomatic process |
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usnavalmd Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:53:06 GMT |
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| what is the thin upper portion of the temporal bone called that forms the side wall of the cranium and helps form the EAM |
squamous portion |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:26:18 GMT |
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| what bones of the skull are irregular in shape and are situated at the sides and base of the skull |
temporal bones |
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usnavalmd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:26:18 GMT |
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| how many bones does the occipital bone articulate with |
6 |
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usnavalmd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:01:17 GMT |
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| what part of the occipital bone curves anteriorly and superiorly to its junction with the sphenoid |
basilar portion |
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usnavalmd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:01:17 GMT |
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| what projects anteriorly from each side of the squama curving medially to complete the foramen magnum |
lateral condylar portions |
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usnavalmd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:54 GMT |
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| what is the saucer shaped bone of the occipital bone that presents a prominent process termed the external occipital protuberance (Inion) |
squama |
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usnavalmd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:56:43 GMT |
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| what is the large aperature that houses nerve fibers that pass from the brain to the spinal cord |
foramen magnum |
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usnavalmd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:54 GMT |
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| which bone of the cranium forms the floor and posterior wall of the cranial cavity |
occipital bone |
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usnavalmd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:54 GMT |
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| how many bones articulate with the sphenoid bone |
12 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:54:25 GMT |
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| what arise from the lateral portions of the body of the sphenoid and medial portions of the grreater wings that project inferiorly and curve laterally |
pterygoid processes |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:54:25 GMT |
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| what arises from the body of the sphenoid, one on each side, in an anterior and superior direction |
lesser wings of the sphenoid bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:54:25 GMT |
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| what contains the foramen rotundum, ovale and spinosum |
the greater wings of the spenoid bones |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:54:25 GMT |
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| what are two processes that extend upward and laterally from the body of the sphenoid bone |
greater wings |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:42:20 GMT |
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| what houses the pituitary gland |
sella turcica |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:42:20 GMT |
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| what forms the posterior wall of the nasal cavity |
body of the sphenoid bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:42:20 GMT |
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| what bone resembles the shape of the outstretched wings of a bat |
sphenoid bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:42:20 GMT |
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| what is the irregulary wedge shaped bone that helps form the base of the cranium, sides of the skull, and the floors and sides of the orbits |
sphenoid bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:41 GMT |
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| how many bones articulate with the parietal bones |
5 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:41 GMT |
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| what is located near the central portion of the external surface of the parietal bone |
parietal eminence |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:41 GMT |
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| what shape is the external surface of the parietal bone |
convex |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:41 GMT |
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| what do the two parietal bones form |
the bulging sides of the cranium
the posterior roof of the cranium |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:31:33 GMT |
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| what bones are shaped like a curved plate with four borders |
parietal bones |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:31:33 GMT |
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| how many parietal bones are there |
2 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:31:33 GMT |
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| how many bones articulate with the ethmoid bone |
13 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:31:33 GMT |
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| what part of the ethmoid bone contains ethmoid air cells and are divided into 3 groups |
labyrinth (lateral masses) |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:28:25 GMT |
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| what is the thin, flat bone extending inferiorly from the cribiform plate and forms part of the nasal septum |
vertical perpendicular plate |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:28:25 GMT |
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| what is recieved into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone, perforated by many foramena, and superiorly projects the crista galli into the anterior cranial fossa |
horizontal cribiform plate |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:28:25 GMT |
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| what is the small cube shaped bone situated between the orbits that helps to form the anterior cranial fossa, nasal, orbital wall, and nasal septum |
ethmoid bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:28:24 GMT |
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| how many bones do the frontal bones articulate with |
12 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:52 GMT |
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| what recieves the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone at the location of the nasal spine |
ethmoidal notch |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:07 GMT |
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| what forms the roof of the orbit and is separated by the ethmoidal notch |
orbital horizontal plate |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:07 GMT |
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| what transmits nerves and blood vessels to the eyes |
supraorbital foramen |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:07 GMT |
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| what is inferior to the superciliary arches forming the superior and lateral boundaries of the orbits protecting the eyes |
supraorbital margins |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:07 GMT |
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| what is the smooth elevations between the superciliary arches called |
glabella |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:34:23 GMT |
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| what are inferior to the frontal eminences, superior to the supra orbital margins. corresponds to the position of the eyebrows |
superciliary arches |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:34:23 GMT |
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| what sinuses are contained in the squama |
frontal air sinuses |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:34:23 GMT |
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| what forms the forehead and anterior portion of the cranial vault |
squama |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:34:23 GMT |
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| what develops as two bones separated by the metopic suture |
frontal bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:11 GMT |
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| when is ossification completed for the frontal and castoid fontanels |
2 years |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:11 GMT |
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| when is ossification completed for the lambda and sphenoid fontanels |
3 months |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:11 GMT |
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| what is located at the site of the asterion |
mastoid fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:11 GMT |
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| what is located at the site of the pterion |
sphenoid fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| what is another name for the posterior lateral fontanel |
mastoid fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| what is the fontanel that is located at the posterior inferior angles of the parietal bones |
posterior lateral fontanels |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| what is another name for antero lateral fontanel |
sphenoid fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| what is the fontanel that is located at the anterior inferior angles of the parietal bones |
antero lateral fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:18 GMT |
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| what is the union of the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures called |
lambda or occipital fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:18 GMT |
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| what fontanel is located at the junction of the two parietal bones and the occipital bone |
posterior fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:18 GMT |
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| what are the other names for the anterior fontanel |
brigma or frontal fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:18 GMT |
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| what fontanel is located at the junction of the two parietal bones and the frontal bones |
anterior fontanel |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:15:36 GMT |
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| how many fontanels are there |
6 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:11:19 GMT |
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| what are the areas of incomplete ossification in newborn cranial bones called |
fontanels |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:11:19 GMT |
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| what is the suture that is between the parietals and the occipital bone |
lamboidal suture |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:11:19 GMT |
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| what is the suture that is between the temporal and the parietal bones |
squamosal suture |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:05:57 GMT |
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| what is the suture that is midline between the parietals and the occipital bone |
sagittal suture |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:05:57 GMT |
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| what is the suture that transverses the skull between the frontal and parietal bones |
coronal suture |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:05:57 GMT |
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| what are the names of the sutures of the skull |
coronal
sagittal
squamosal
lamboidal |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:05:57 GMT |
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| what are rigid imovable articulations of the cranium called |
sutures |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:02:12 GMT |
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| what are the two outer layers of bone of the cranium called |
compact bone |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:02:12 GMT |
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| what is the inner layer of spongy bone of the cranium called |
diploe |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:02:12 GMT |
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| how many layers of bone is the cranium composed of |
3 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:02:12 GMT |
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| what are the two bone classifications found in the skull |
flat & irregular bones |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:58:14 GMT |
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| what are the three bones located in each ear of the cranium |
ossicles |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:58:14 GMT |
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| what houses and protects the brain |
cranium |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:58:14 GMT |
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| how many bones is the face composed of |
14 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:58:14 GMT |
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| what is the base of the cranium called |
base |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:54:06 GMT |
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| what is the upper walls of the cranial cavity |
vault |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:54:06 GMT |
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| the cranium is composed of how many bones |
8 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:54:06 GMT |
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| the skull is composed of how many bones |
22 |
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usnavalmd Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:54:06 GMT |
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