biod 151 lab 4 terms

biod 151 lab 4 terms
coronal suture
the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
midsaggital suture
dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull
lambdoidal suture
suture that separates parietal bones from occipital bone
squamosal suture
between parietal bone and temporal bone on side of the skull, bordered in back by
occipital bone
frontal bone
forehead
parietal bone
either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top
and sides of the cranium
top part of skull L and R
occipital bone
Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull
temporal bone
bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and base of skull. protect temporal lobe of
brain and surround ear canal
Sphenoid bone
middle part of base of skull and contributes to floor of cranial fossa
ethmoid bone
forms part of the posterior portion of the nose, walls of eye socket (orbital cavity), roof
and sides and interior of nasal cavity. light and sponge like
zygomatic bone
cheek bone
maxilla
upper jaw
mandible
lower jaw
vomer
nasal septum
palatine bones
form part of the hard palate of the mouth and the floor of the nose
hyoid bone
a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
cervical vertebrae
C1-C7
thoracic vertebrae
T1-T12
ribs/thoracic cavity
lumbar vertebrae