The Skull 1 - Regional Anatomy

Question 1

2 parts of the skull

Answer 1

• the cranium
• the facial skeleton

Question 2

What are the immovable joins called which join it

Answer 2

• Sutures
  Exception is the mandible (Gliding Hinge joint)

Question 3

What are the main bones of the cranium

Answer 3

8 bones in the cranium:
- ethmoid
- frontal
- sphenoid
- parietal (x2)
- temporal (x2)
- occipital