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Which of the following functions does the skull NOT serve?
Which of the following functions does the skull NOT serve?
How many bones make up the cranial part of the skull?
How many bones make up the cranial part of the skull?
Which type of joint holds the bones of the skull together?
Which type of joint holds the bones of the skull together?
Which bone is the only movable bone in the human skull?
Which bone is the only movable bone in the human skull?
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Which part of the skull contains bones that form the braincase or cranium?
Which part of the skull contains bones that form the braincase or cranium?
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How many facial bones are there in the human skull?
How many facial bones are there in the human skull?
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Which bone forms mainly the forehead and roofs of the orbits?
Which bone forms mainly the forehead and roofs of the orbits?
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What is the site of the rhomboidal area called anterior fontanelle?
What is the site of the rhomboidal area called anterior fontanelle?
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Which bone presents an external occipital protuberance?
Which bone presents an external occipital protuberance?
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What is the meeting point of 4 bones, the frontal, parietal, temporal, and greater wing of sphenoid?
What is the meeting point of 4 bones, the frontal, parietal, temporal, and greater wing of sphenoid?
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Which suture divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children?
Which suture divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children?
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What extends from the external occipital protuberance to the foramen magnum?
What extends from the external occipital protuberance to the foramen magnum?
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What is an H-shaped suture, meeting point of 4 bones, and is related to the middle meningeal artery?
What is an H-shaped suture, meeting point of 4 bones, and is related to the middle meningeal artery?
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What does the persistent frontal suture become if it does not fuse completely between three and nine months of age?
What does the persistent frontal suture become if it does not fuse completely between three and nine months of age?
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'Allow overlap of skull bones during delivery' and 'Indicator for intracranial pressure' are clinical importance of:
'Allow overlap of skull bones during delivery' and 'Indicator for intracranial pressure' are clinical importance of:
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'Surface anatomy: 4 cm above the mid-point of the zygomatic arch & 3.5 cm behind frontozygomatic suture' describes which anatomical landmark?
'Surface anatomy: 4 cm above the mid-point of the zygomatic arch & 3.5 cm behind frontozygomatic suture' describes which anatomical landmark?
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What is located at a median elevation on the occipital bone, with its most projecting point called inion?
What is located at a median elevation on the occipital bone, with its most projecting point called inion?
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