LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine:

The name of the bones which articulates with the occipital bones.

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There are eight bones present in cranium named as the unpaired ethmoid, frontal, occipital, and sphenoid bones, and the paired parietal and temporal bones. These bones provide “attachment sites” for several jaws, head, and neck muscles. The parts of occipital bone form the posterior region of the skull and the base of the cranium.

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