ASSESSING HEAD AND NECK

Question 1

Houses and protects the brain and major sensory organs.

Answer 1

Cranium

Question 2

Craniums consists of 8 bones:

Answer 2

● Frontal (1)
● Parietal (2)
● Temporal (2)
● Occipital (1)
● Ethmoid (1)
● Sphenoid (1)

Question 3

Facial bones give shape to the face.

Answer 3

Face

Question 4

The face consists of 14 bones

Answer 4

▪️Maxilla (2)
● Zygomatic (cheek) (2)
● Inferior conchae (2)
● Nasal (2)
● Lacrimal (2)
● Palatine (2)
● Vomer (1)
● Mandible (jaw) (1)

Question 5

between the eye and the top of the ear

Answer 5

Temporary artery

Question 6

each side of the face, anterior and inferior to the ears and
behind the mandible

Answer 6

Parotid glands

Question 7

Inferior to the mandible, underneath the base of
the tongue.

Answer 7

Submandibular glands

Question 8

Contains the hyoid bone, several major blood vessels, the larynx, trachea, and the
thyroid gland

Answer 8

Neck

Question 9

rotates and flexes the head

Answer 9

Sternomastoid muscle

Question 10

Extends the head and moves the shoulder

Answer 10

Trapezius muscle