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| combining form meaning chin |
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| opening in the mandible that allows blood vessels and nerves to enter and leave |
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| connection across the skull between the two parietal bones and the frontal bone |
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| the two bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium |
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| area of connection between the temporal and mandibular bones |
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| round process of the temporal bone behind the ear |
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| combining form meaning breast--has an "s" in the word |
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| process that projects downward from the temporal bone |
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| combining form meaning pole or stake |
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| forms the back and base of the skull and joins the parietal and temporal bones, forming a suture |
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| opening in the inferior portion of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes |
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| the bat-shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull |
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| combined form meaning wedge |
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| depression in the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland is located |
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| the thin, delicate bone that supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes |
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| combined form meaning sieve |
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| the two slender bones that support the bridge of the nose |
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| combined form meaning nose--"n" word |
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| the two small, thin bones located at the corner of each eye |
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| combined form meaning tear |
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| the two large bones that compose the massive upper jawbones |
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| condition that results when the maxillary bones do not come together normally before birth |
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| another name for maxillary bones |
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| another name for the mandibular bone |
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| sockets in which teeth are embedded in th maxilla and mandible |
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| the two bones, one on each side of the face, that form the high portion of the cheek |
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| the thin, single, flat bone that forms the lower portion of the nasal septum |
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| air cavities located in specific places within the caranial and facial bones to lighten the skull and warm and moisten air as it passes through |
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