Bones and joints

Question 1

Parts of the mandible

Answer 1

Body, angle, ramus, condyle and coronoid process.

Question 2

Body of the mandible

Answer 2

Found inferior to the lower teeth.

Question 3

Angle of the mandible

Answer 3

Posterior corner of the mandible.

Question 4

Ramus

Answer 4

The vertical portion of the mandible at the posterior end.

Question 5

Condyle of the mandible

Answer 5

Found just anterior to the ear canal and inferior to the zygomatic arch.

Question 6

Coronoid process

Answer 6

One inch anterior to the condyle of the mandible.

Question 7

Maxilla

Answer 7

Bone found in the centre of the face. Forms the inferior orbit of the eye and around the nose and upper jaw.

Question 8

Zygomatic bone

Answer 8

Cheekbone; forms the lateral orbit of the eye.

Question 9

Nasal bone

Answer 9

Forms the bridge of the nose. Small, located between the frontal and maxillary bones.

Question 10

Frontal bone

Answer 10

Anterior aspect of the cranium. Forms the forehead and superior aspect of the orbit.

Question 11

Parietal bones

Answer 11

Bones found posterior to the frontal bone. Form the sagittal suture.

Question 12

Temporal bones

Answer 12

Found inferior to the parietal bones.

Question 13

Landmarks of the temporal bones

Answer 13

Mastoid process, superficial zygomatic arch.

Question 14

Mastoid process

Answer 14

Large, superficial bump directly behind the earlobes.

Question 15

Superficial zygomatic arch

Answer 15

Bony arch between the bheekbone and temporal bone.

Question 16

Occipital bone

Answer 16

Most posterior cranial bone.

Question 17

Landmarks of the occiput

Answer 17

External occipital protuberane and superior nuchal line.

Question 18

External occipital protuberance

Answer 18

Midline bumb on the occiput.

Question 19

Superior nuchal line

Answer 19

Ridge which extends laterally from the external occipital protuberance.

Question 20

Hyoid bone

Answer 20

Horseshoe shaped bone found superior to the thyroid cartilage.

Question 21

Thyroid cartilage

Answer 21

The Adam’s apple. Protects the thyroid.

Question 22

First cricoid cartilage

Answer 22

Inferior to the thyroid cartilage. Is a slightly larger ring of the trachea.

Question 23

Lamina groove

Answer 23

Groove between the spinous and transverse processes of the vertebrae.

Question 24

Muscles which extend the head and neck

Answer 24

Trapezius (upper fibers), levator scapula and splenius capitis

Question 25

Muscles which flex the head and neck

Answer 25

Sternocleidomastoid, anterior scalene

Question 26

Muscles which rotate the head and neck to the same side

Answer 26

Levator scapula and splenius capitis.

Question 27

Muscles which rotate the head and neck to the opposite side

Answer 27

Trapezius (upper fibers), sternocleidomastoid, and the scalenes when the ribs are fixed.