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Syllabus

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• Become familiar with the overall organization of the human skull
• Learn the details of the bones, regions, spaces, foramina, fossae and sinuses. 
• Appreciate how the bony anatomy relates to the muscles and other soft tissue of the head.

• Class presentation.  Head and Neck I:  Introduction--The Skull [PPT download] [Tegrity video--Skull Basics]   [Tegrity video--Base of Skull]  [Skull Board Drawings]
• Note-taking/review handout:  Orientation to the head and neck and skull [Word download]

• Identify regions, bones, foramina, processes, and other features of human skull.  Focus on ethmoid, sphenoid and temporal bones.  [List from Lab Demo on ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal]
• Wish List for Skull (Word download)

WEB RESOURCES

• Great review of human skull with quiz [link]

• Bone Box--great for learning skull bones [link]

• Bones from the Bone Box with X-ray views to compare along with labels--great for seeing bones and x-rays [link]

DETAILED LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Assemble the bony parts of the skull into a framework for understanding how the head region is put together:  cranium/braincase, facial region, base of the skull, throat skeleton.

• Use the relationship between the three basal skull bones--ethmoid, sphenoid and temporal--to help understand how that framework relates to special senses and cranial nerves.

• Learn the bones of the skull and their respective foramina, processes and regions including cranium; face; orbit; nasal cavity; base of skull; throat region.

• Understand the structure, development and function of the teeth, including dental formulas and the change from deciduous to adult teeth.

• Appreciate the relationship between the skull and cranial nerves and the brain

• Know where the special senses, the various air and food passages, and all the muscles of the head and neck region fit into the skull.