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1. Cranium Medical name for the skull
2. encases and protects brain tissue Function of the cranium
3. Parietal, Temporal, Sphenoid, cribform Bones that fuse together to form the cranium
plate, frontal, occipital,
4. foramen magnum The primary opening through which pres-
sure can be released, located at the base
of the skull, where the spinal cord passes
through
5. controls all bodily functions and process- Function of the brain
es
6. Mandible Medical name for lower jaw bone
7. Maxillae Medical name for fused bones of the upper
jaw
8. zygomatic bones Medical name for cheekbones
9. Nasal bone Provides some of the structure of the nose
10. Meninges Name of the three membranes that cover the
brain
11. Dura mater The outermost brain membrane and most
resilient
12. Arachnoid Center layer membrane of the brain
13. Pia mater The thin most inner layer brain membrane
14. Cerebrum
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The largest part of the brain, houses sen-
sory functions, motor functions, and higher
intellectual functions such as intelligence and
memory
15. Cerebellum Part of the brain that controls primitive func-
tions, coordination, and balance
16. Brain stem Part of the brain that controls body functions
such as cardio-respiratory functions
17. In the ventricles of the brain Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced?
18. Linear skull fractures Skull fractures that transverse the the full
thickness of the skull
19. Linear skull fracture Type of fractures that account for 80% of skull
fractures
20. Depressed skull fractures Type of skull fracture in which fragments of
the bone are driven toward underlying tissue
21. Closed Which type of depressed skull fracture in-
creases the risk for intracranial hematoma?
22. Basilar skull fracture Fracture on the floor of the cranium
23. Basilar skull fracture What type of fracture should be suspected if
casualty has CSF draining from nostrils and
ears, Periorbital ecchymosis (raccoon eyes),
and ecchymosis behind the ears (battle's
sign)?
24. Nasal fracture