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| encloses and protects brain |
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| forms anterior portion of the skull above the eyes (the forehead) |
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| one on each side of the skull, posterior to frontal bone. forms sides and roof of the cranium |
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| forms back of skill and base of cranium. |
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| opening in the lower surface, nerve fibers pass through from brain to enter vertebral canal |
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| rounded processes on each side of the foramen magnum, articulate with first vertebra |
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| form parts of the sides and base of the cranium. located near the inferior margin is an opening that leads to the internal ear. |
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| central bone of the skull |
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| forms most of the upper nasal region |
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| inferior and lateral to the eyes. form the cheeks. |
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| joins the zygomatic and temporal bones |
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| form the bridge of the nose |
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| the lower jawbone. only moveable bone in skull |
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| smallest bone of the face. form medial wall of each orbital cavity. each has an opening through which tear ducts enter the nasal cavity |
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| incompletely developed bones are separated by soft, membraneous areas. |
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| located in the neck between the mandible and the larynx. not attached to any other bone. supports the tongue |
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