Anatomy Skeletal functions
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| Mastoid Process | Attachment site for neck muscles |
| Styloid process | Attachment site for tongue |
| Mandibular Fossa | Temporal mandibular Joint |
| Foramen Magnum | Biggest hole in skull; spinal cord cavity |
| Nuchal lines | Back of head; muscle attachment sites |
| External occipital protuberance | Muscle meeting point |
| Occipital condyles | Either side of foramen magnum, articulates with first Vertebra |
| Sella Turcica | Saddle; houses pituitary gland and hypothalamus |
| Crista Galli | Top of Ethmoid bone; anchors meninges |
| Pterygoid Process | Feet of pterodactyl of sphenoid bone; forms back of throat |
| Concha | Ethmoid bone; projects into nasal cavity and cleans and moistens/warms air |
| Ethmoidal sinus | Lightens skull and adds depth resonance to voice |
| Cribriform Plate | Plate on ethmoid containing olfactory foramina |
| Auricular Surface | Found on Sacrum, articulates with pelvic girdles |
| What kind of tissue is costal cartilage made out of | Hyaline Cartilage |
| Costal Groove | Found on ribs; vessels and nerves run through this groove |
| Process | Attaches muscles |
| Foreman | Innervates |
| Meatus | Canals/blood vessels |