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Articulation and Resonance Lab 1
Bones of the Skull and Face (Cadaver or Noncadaver Lab)
To the Instructor:
This can be either a cadaver or a noncadaver lab. Many very realistic synthetic skulls are
available, and such a purchase is well worth the money, if possible. You can also perform this
lab with figures. You may wish to add some of the following images from the Image Library to
the lab guide so that students will have them at hand as a reference in the lab.
Figure
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Anterior view of skull
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Lateral view of skull
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Posterior view of skull
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Superior view of skull
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Inferior view of skull
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Mandible
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Maxillae
4-10
Hard palate
4-11
Palatine bone
4-12
Vomer
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Nasal septum, lateral view of hard palate
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Zygomatic bone
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Ethmoid bone
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Sphenoid bone
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Frontal bone
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Parietal bone
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Occipital bone
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Temporal bone
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Articulation and Resonance Lab 1
Bones of the Skull and Face (Cadaver or Noncadaver Lab)
You will want to familiarize yourself with the terminology, spelling, structures, and landmarks
indicated below.
Mandible:
symphysis
mental spines
alveolar process
alveoli
mandibular foramen
mandibular angle
mylohyoid line
mandibular ramus
coronoid process
corpus
condyloid process
temporomandibular joint
Maxillae:
alveoli
palatine process
frontal process
zygomatic process
intermaxillary suture
anterior nasal spine
alveolar process (8 alveoli)
palatine process
premaxilla
premaxillary suture
incisive foramen
Nasal bones:
zygomatic bones
infraorbital margin
zygomatic arch
palatine bones
turbinates (conchae)
vomer
Frontal bone:
superior orbital surface
superior surface of nasal cavity
coronal suture
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Parietal bones:
sagittal suture
Temporal bones:
styloid process
mastoid process
external auditory meatus
occipitomastoid suture
zygomatic process
Occipital bone:
lambdoid suture
Sphenoid bone:
greater wing
lesser wing
hamulus
Zygomatic bone:
inferior orbital margin
lateral orbital margin
zygomatic arch