bones

Question 1

form the middle segment of the cranial dome

Answer 1

Parietal Bones

Question 2

are at the sides of the cranium, extending inward to form part of the cranial floor

Answer 2

Temporal Bones

Question 3

forms the anterior third of the cranial dome

Answer 3

Frontal Bones

Question 4

forms the posterior portion of the cranial dome

Answer 4

Occipital Bones

Question 5

form a large portion of the side of the head

Answer 5

Parietal & Temporal Bones

Question 6

immediately anterior to the temporal bone.
single bone that extends completely across the skull
resembles a butterfly

Answer 6

Sphenoid Bone

Question 7

joins the parietal and temporal bones

Answer 7

Squamous Suture

Question 8

joins the parietal bone to the frontal bone

Answer 8

Coronal Suture

Question 9

joined the parietal bone to the occipital bone

Answer 9

Lambdoid Suture

Question 10

joins the two parietal bones

Answer 10

Sagittal Suture

Question 11

A prominent feature of the temporal bone

a canal that enables sound waves to reach the eardrum.

Answer 11

External Auditory Canal

Question 12

can be seen and felt as a prominent lump just posterior to the ear.

Answer 12

Mastoid process of temporal bone

Question 13

a structure in the central region of the sphenoid bone resembling a saddle, which contains the pituitary gland.

Answer 13

Sella Turcica

Question 14

forms the middle portion of the anterior cranial floor, extending inferiorly between the eye orbits to also form the roof of the nasal cavity

Answer 14

Ethmoid Bone

Question 15

forms the upper jaw
support the face from the eyes down to the mouth, across the front of the cheek
contain the superior set of teeth

Answer 15

Maxilla

Question 16

cheekbone
Anterior to the sphenoid bone
Forms the upper lateral corner of a cheek

Answer 16

Zygomatic

Question 17

Join together at the midline to form the posterior third of the hard palate (the floor of the nasal cavity and the roof of the mouth

Answer 17

Palatine

Question 18

increase the surface area in the nasal cavity.
The increased surface area of the overlying epithelium facilitates moistening and
warming of the air inhaled through the nose.

Answer 18

Nasal Conchae

Question 19

projections from the ethmoid bone.

Answer 19

Middle & Superior conchae

Question 20

consists of joined processes of the temporal and zygomatic bones
forms a bridge across the side of the face and provides a major attachment site for a muscle moving the mandible.

Answer 20

Zygomatic Arch

Question 21

On the medial margin of an eye orbit just above the opening of the nasolacrimal canal

Answer 21

Lacrimal

Question 22

forms the bridge of the nose

Forming the superior margin of the nasal opening

Answer 22

Nasal

Question 23

Pair of thin, curved bones

Project medially from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity , curving toward the nasal floor

Answer 23

Inferior nasal conchae / turbinate bones

Question 24

lower jaw bone
oddly shaped bone forming the lower part of the face
contains the inferior set of teeth

Answer 24

Mandible

Question 25

thin flat bone forming the inferior and posterior part of the nasal septum, that divides the nasal cavity into right and left halves

Answer 25

Vomer

Question 26

decrease the weight of the skull and act as resonating chambers during voice production. sinuses are named for the bones where they are located and include the frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal sinuses.

Answer 26

Paranasal Sinuses

Question 27

The depression where the mandible articulates with the temporal bone anterior to the mastoid process

Answer 27

Mandibular Fossa

Question 28

cone-shaped fossae | protection of the eyes and attachment points for the muscles that move the eyes

Answer 28

Orbits

Question 29

they provide openings through which nerves and blood vessels communicate with the orbit or pass through the face

Answer 29

Inferior and Superior Orbital Fissures

Question 30

passes from the orbit into the nasal cavity | it contains a duct that carries tears from the eyes to the nasal cavity

Answer 30

Nasolacrimal Canal

Question 31

divides the nasal cavity into right and left halves

Answer 31

nasal septum

Question 32

an unpaired, U-shaped bone. not part of the skull and has no direct bony attachment to the skull. muscles and ligaments attach it to the skull. provides an attachment for some tongue muscles, and it is an attachment point for important neck muscles that elevate the larynx (voicebox) during speech or swallowing

Answer 32

Hyoid bone

Question 33

projects from the inferior surface of the temporal bone. | serves as an anchorage for muscles associated with the tongue and pharynx.

Answer 33

Styloid Process

Question 34

The triangular anterior process of the mandibular ramus, giving attachment to the temporal muscle.

Answer 34

Coronoid Process

Question 35

an opening for the mandibular nerve to the lower jaw

Answer 35

Foramen Ovale

Question 36

an opening for the middle meningeal artery, which brings blood to the dura mater.

Answer 36

Foramen Spinosum

Question 37

opening in the skull, through which the spinal cord joins the brain

Answer 37

Foramen Magnum

Question 38

contains the lower cranial nerves and major vascular structures

Answer 38

Jugular Foramen

Question 39

opening through which the optic nerve runs back into the brain and the large ophthalmic artery enters the orbit

Answer 39

Optic Foramen

Question 40

smooth points of articulation between the skull and vertebral column

Answer 40

Occipital Condyles

Question 41

forms the roof of the mouth | floor of nasal cavity

Answer 41

Hard Palate

Question 42

extend posteriorly from the hard, or bony, palate

Answer 42

Soft Palate