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What runs through the supraorbital foramina?

blood vessels and nerves to supply the face
What are sutures?

line that occurs on the bone
What does the sagittal suture connect?

both parietal bones are connected by the sagittal suture
Where does the pituitary gland sit?

sella turcica
What are middle nasal conchae?

scrolls in nasal cavities where olfactory nerves attach to
What is mastication?

chewing
Whta is the only facial bone that contains a sinus?

Maxillae (large maxillary sinuses)
What does the coronal suture connect?

frontal bone to parietal bone
What does the lanbdoidal suture connect?

parietal to occipital
Where does the spinal cord exit at?

foramen magnum
head sits atop vertebral column because of the __.

occipital condyle
Cheek bones are __.

zygomatic
What are sinuses?
Which are located in the brain?
- air filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
- frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoid

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Seniors

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