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alveolar process - ✔✔Portion of the maxillary bones that form the support for teeth of
the maxillary arch
articular disc - ✔✔Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides the
articular space into upper and lower compartments; also known as the meniscus
Articular eminence - ✔✔Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid
fossa.
Articular space - ✔✔Space between the capsular ligament and between the surfaces of
the glenoid fossa.
Buccal - ✔✔Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner cheek
circumvallate lingual papillae - ✔✔Large tissue projections on the tongue
condyloid process - ✔✔The posterior process of each ramus; articulates with a fossa in
the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint; also known as the
mandibular condyle.
coronal suture - ✔✔the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
Cranium - ✔✔Eight bones that cover and protect the brain
external auditory meatus - ✔✔Bony passage of the outer ear
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, Foramen - ✔✔A small round or oval opening through a bone through which blood
vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass
foramen magnum - ✔✔Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical
canal and the cranial cavity.
Fossa - ✔✔Hollow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone
Frontal - ✔✔Region of the head pertaining to the forehead
frontal process - ✔✔Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate
with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit
glenoid fossa - ✔✔Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible articulate
with the skull
greater palatine nerve - ✔✔Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior
lingual gingiva
Hamulus - ✔✔hook-shaped process
infraorbital - ✔✔Region of the head below the orbital region
lacrimal bone - ✔✔paired bones that contribute to the anterior-medial wall of each orbit
lambdoid suture - ✔✔Line of junction between the occipital and parietal bones.
lateral pytergoid plate - ✔✔point of origin for internal and external pterygoid muscles
lymphadenopathy - ✔✔Disease or swelling of the lymph nodes
Masseter - ✔✔the strongest and most obvious muscle of mastication
Massoid process - ✔✔Projection on the temporal bone located behind the ear
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