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| The most prominent projecting point of the occipital bone at the base of the skull |
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| The point in the skull where the nasal and frontal bones unite |
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| a point of the posterior root of the zygomatic arch lying immediately in front of the upper end of the tragus |
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| the horseshoe-shaped bone forming the lower jaw, articulating with the skull at the temporomandibular joint |
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| the conical projection at the base of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone |
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| the irregularly shaped bone that with its fellow forms the upper jaw |
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| masticatory muscle of posterior cheek |
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| It arises in a fan-shaped pattern from the squama of the temporal bone and courses downward to insert along the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible. It is a major closing muscle of the jaw |
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| ormed by the head of the mandible and the mandibular fossa, and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone. |
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| musculomembranous passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach |
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| mobile mass of muscular tissue that is covered with mucous membrane, occupies much of the cavity of the mouth, forms part of its floor, bears the organ of taste, and assists in chewing, swallowing, and speech |
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| the anterior portion of the palate, separating the oral and nasal cavities, consisting of the bony framework and covering membranes. |
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| the fleshy part of the palate, extending from the posterior edge of the hard palate; the uvula projects from its free inferior border. |
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| A lymphoid tissue growth located at the back of the nose in the upper part of the throat that when swollen may obstruct normal breathing and make speech difficult. |
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| small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue |
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| the transparent anterior part of the eye |
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| the innermost tunic of the eyeball, containing the neural elements for reception and transmission of visual stimuli. |
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| The angle formed by the meeting of the upper and lower eyelids at either side of the eye |
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| potential that is the polar difference measured between the front and back of the eye |
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