4 Terms
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Human body
Etmoid bone
Anatomy; Human body
The ethmoid bone (from Greek ethmos, "sieve") is a bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. As such, it is located at the roof of the nose, between the two orbits. The ...
Mandible
Anatomy; Human body
This bone forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The term "mandible" also refers to both the upper and lower sections of the beaks of birds; in this case the "lower mandible" ...
Occipital bone
Anatomy; Human body
The occipital bone, a saucer-shaped membrane bone situated at the back and lower part of the cranium, is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself. It is pierced by a large oval aperture, the foramen ...
Frontal bone
Anatomy; Human body
A bone in the human skull that resembles a cockleshell in form, and consists of two portions. Vertical portion, the squama frontalis, corresponding with the region of the forehead. An orbital or ...
Parietal bone
Anatomy; Human body
The parietal bones are bones in the human skull which, when joined together, form the sides and roof of the cranium. Each bone is roughly quadrilateral in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, ...
Proximal phalanges
Anatomy; Human body
Proximal phalanges are bones found in the limbs of most vertebrates. In humans, they are the bones at the base of a toe or finger, the prominent, knobby ends of which are often called the knuckles.
Temporal bone
Anatomy; Human body
The temporal bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebrum.
