Chap 7

Question 1

nasolacrimal duct

Answer 1

the passageway that transports tears from the nasolacrimal sac to the nasal cavity

Question 2

fontanelle

Answer 2

A relatively soft, flexible, fibrous region between two flat bones in the developing skull; also spelled fontanel

Question 3

Cranium

Answer 3

the braincase; the skull bones that surround and protect the brain

Question 4

fall cerebri

Answer 4

the curving sheet of dura mater that extends between the two cerebral hemisphere; encloses the superior sagittal sinus

Question 5

auditory ossicles

Answer 5

the bones of the middle ear: malleus, incus, stapes

Question 6

coccyx

Answer 6

the terminal portion of the spinal column, consisting of relatively tiny, fused vertebrae

Question 7

spinous process

Answer 7

the prominent posterior projection of a vertebra; formed by the fusion of two laminae

Question 8

temporal

Answer 8

pertaining to time (temporal summation) to to the temples (temporal bone)

Question 9

Cranial

Answer 9

Pertaining to the head

Question 10

fissure

Answer 10

an elongated groove or opening

Question 11

Orbit

Answer 11

the bony recess of the skull that contains the eyeball

Question 12

suture

Answer 12

The fibrous joint between flat bones of the skull

Question 13

palate

Answer 13

the horizontal partition separating the oral cavity from the nasal cavity and nasopharynx; divided into an anterior bony (hard) palate and a posterior fleshy (soft) palate

Question 14

paranasal sinuses

Answer 14

Bony chambers, lined by respiratory epithelium, that open into the nasal cavity; the frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary sinuses

Question 15

lumbar

Answer 15

pertaining to the lower back

Question 16

sinus

Answer 16

a chamber or hollow in a tissue; a large, dilated vein.

Question 17

Vertebral canal

Answer 17

The passageway that encloses the spinal cord; a tunnel bounded by the neural arches of adjacent vertebrae

Question 18

Maxillary sinus

Answer 18

One of the paranasal sinuses; an air-filled chamber lined by a respiratory epithelium that is located in a maxilla and opens into the nasal cavity

Question 19

intervertebral disc

Answer 19

A fibrocartilage pad between the bodies of successive vertebrae that absorbs shocks

Question 20

cribriform plate

Answer 20

A portion of the ethmoid that contains the foramina used by the axons of olfactory receptors en route to the olfactory bulbs of the cerebrum

Question 21

xiphoid process

Answer 21

The slender, inferior extension of the sternum

Question 22

thorax

Answer 22

the chest

Question 23

coxal bone

Answer 23

hip bone

Question 24

vertebral column

Answer 24

The cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae, the sacrum, and the coccyx

Question 25

foramen/foramina

Answer 25

opening/openings or passage/passages through a bone

Question 26

Nasal cavity

Answer 26

a chamber in the skull that is bounded bu the internal and external nares

Question 27

concha/conchae

Answer 27

Three pairs of thin, scroll-like bones that project into the nasal cavities; the superior and middle conchae are part of the ethmoid, and the inferior nasal conchae articulate with the ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla, and palatine bones; also called turbinate(s)

Question 28

lambdoid suture

Answer 28

The synarthrosis between the parietal and occipital bones of the cranium

Question 29

costa/costae

Answer 29

rib/ribs