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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Chapter 7, Problem 5WYL
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The definition of “sella turcica”, the function performed by it, and the name of the bone which has this property.
Introduction:
The cranium forms the rigid protective structure all over the brain. It consists of a roof and a base. The roof is called the calvaria or the skull cap. The base of the cranium is made up of the portions of the ethmoid bone, sphenoid bone, occipital bone, and temporal bone.
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