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Distal
Farther away from the center of the body
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Proximal
Closer to the center of the body
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Coronal plane
Imaginary plane that slices perpendicularly through the head parallel to the front of the face
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Sagital plane
Imaginary place slices parallel to the midline of the body (nose)
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midsagittal
a sagittal section exactly through the midline
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parasagital
a sagital section parallel to the midsagittal
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Transverse (horizontal) plane
At a right angle to the coronal & sagittal planes, divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
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anterior
towards the front
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posterior
towards the back (or dorsal)
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superficial
towards the surface, shallow
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ipsilateral
on the same side of the body (cerebellum)
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contralateral
opposite side of the body
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vessel
a hollow tube, like the aorta or esophagus
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cord
a long, thin, solid structure. ;ole a merve or ligament
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para
next to, to the side of
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What important structure is behind the Pterion bone?
The middle meningeal artery, which is a vital artery. Damage to this area may cause an epidural hermatoma!
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Name of the forhead bulge?
Glabella
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What is TMJ?
A problem with the Tempromandibular joint where the joint flares, clicks, or is sore. Very common.
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What is the name of the prominent line marking on the anterior side of the ocipital lobe?
Superior nuchal line
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Where is the bregma?
The point where the parietal & frontal bones join
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Where is the Asterion?
The point where the parietal, occipital, and temporal bones meet.
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Where is the Nasion located?
The point where the nasal bone meets the frontal bone.
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Name for the "bump of knowledge"?
Inion (think Onion with an I)
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What goes through the Jugular foramen?
Internal jugular vein
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What runs through the carotid canal?
Internal carotid artery
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What runs through the foramen ovale?
Mandibular nerve
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What runs through the foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery (mma)
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What runs through the foramen rotundum?
The maxillary nerve
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What is the role of the crista galli?
Smell
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What sits on top of the sella turcia?
The pituitary gland
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What four types of info can be learned from the fontanelles?
- Skull growth
- Pulse
- Hydration
- Pressure
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Why to the sutures of the elderly disappear?
Old age, or maturity
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A person of primarily ______ descent tends to have a rather prognathus maxilla.
- African
- *prognathus = jutting out
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