head and neck exam 10/8

Question 1

the hamular process is located on the

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medial pterygoid plate

Question 2

a joint between 2 or more neurocranial bones is a

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suture

Question 3

the squamosal surface is between the

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temporal pone and paretal bone

Question 4

which foramen allows major exit of venous drainage of the brain

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jugular foramen

Question 5

the lambdoidal suture is located between

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occipital and parietal bone

Question 6

the greater and lesser palantine foramen are located in the

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posterolateral of the palatine bone , soft palate and hard palate

Question 7

the inferior nasal concha is a part of the

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viscerocranium

Question 8

the inferior nasal concha is considered a

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facial bone

Question 9

where is the pterygopalatine fossa located

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between the maxillae and the pterygoid process

Question 10

what structure is the incisive foramen found in

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hard palate

Question 11

the palatine bone is part of the

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viscerocranium

Question 12

the adult mandible has how many parts

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a single bone and 3 parts

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the lingula is a projection of the

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mandible

Question 14

the nasal septum is composed of what bones

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vomer and the ethmoid bone

Question 15

the pituitary gland sits in a depression in which bone

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the sphenoid bone

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the hard palate is composed of which bones

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the palatal process of the maxilla and palatine bone

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which foramen is located below the orbit

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the infraorbital foramen

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what are the bones that make up the neurocranium

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ethmoid frontal occipital parietal sphenoid and temporal

Question 19

a short tube like opening through bone is called

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foramen

Question 20

the area from the eyes up to the top of the skull

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frontal region

Question 21

the superior orbital fissure is formed by the

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greater and lesser wing of the sphenoid bone

Question 22

the medial wall of the orbit is made up of

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ethmoid bone

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the anterior wall of the orbit is made of up

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lacrimal bone

Question 24

the posterior medial wall of the orbit is made up of

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ethmoid bone

Question 25

the floor of the orbit is made up of

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maxilla and zygomatic bone

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the inferior orbital fissure is formed by

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maxilla and greater wing of the sphenoid

Question 27

much of the anterior skull is formed by the

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frontal bone

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much of the posterior skull is formed by the

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occipital bone

Question 29

immediately posterior to the cristi galli and cribifrom plate is

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sphenoid bone

Question 30

the nerve and blood supply to the forehead come through which foramen

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supraorbital foramen

Question 31

another name for the coronal suture

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frontopatietal suture

Question 32

nerves and blood supply to the upper lip , lower eyelid of the nose come through

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infraorbital foramen

Question 33

what are the areas of the maxialle and the mandible that form the sockets of teeth

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alveolar process

Question 34

what is the foramen located on the lateral or external surface of the mandible

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mental foramen

Question 35

what bones make up the temporal fossa

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frontal sphenoid temporal and parietal

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a projection on the tempral bone posterior to the external auditory meatus is

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mastoid process

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what process lies inferior and medial to the ear

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styloid process

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what structure is just anterior to the mandibular fossa

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articular eminence

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serves as the insertion point for the sternocleidomastoid muscle

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mastoid process

Question 40

in the posteriolateral portion of the hard palate you can see

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greater and lesser palatine foramen

Question 41

immediately lateral to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone is the

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foramen ovale

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posterior and lateral to the foramen ovale is

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foramen spinosum

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anterior and medial to the foramen ovale is the

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foramen rotondum

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the chorda tymphani emerges through the

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petrotympanic fissure

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medial to the foramen ovale and foramen spinosum is the

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foramen lacerum

Question 46

the facial nerve to the muscles of facial expression exits through the

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stylomastoid foramen

Question 47

the attachement for part of the dura mater layer covering the brain

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crista galli

Question 48

the temporal lobe of the brain is housed in which fossa

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middle cranial fossa

Question 49

what are the bones that make up the maxillae

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frontal process zygomatic process alveloar process palatine process

Question 50

insufficient growth in this area causes inadequate room for the 3rd molars to erupt and an upper jaw that may be shorter than it should be causing the mandible to be more forward

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maxillary tuberosity

Question 51

the mandibular foramen is found in the ? of the mandible

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medial view

Question 52

the area immediately behind the 3rd molar

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retromolar triangle

Question 53

name of the clinical structure that covers this area ( posterior to the mandibular 3rd molar)

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retromolar pad

Question 54

medial margin of the retromolar triangle is known as the

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internal oblique ridge

Question 55

the geniohyoid muscles attach to what structure on the mandible

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genial tubercles or mental spines

Question 56

the lingula is a projection of bone that partially covers the

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mandibular foramen

Question 57

the sphenomandibular ligament is attached to what bony structure on the mandible

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lingula

Question 58

a cornu is a hornlike prominenece that can be associated with what bone

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hyoid bone

Question 59

which bone of the skull bones is movable

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mandible

Question 60

the carotid canal is found on the

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temporal bone

Question 61

the styloidmastoid foramen is found on which bone

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temporal bone

Question 62

the foramen ovale is found on which bone

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sphenoid

Question 63

what bones form the foramen lacerum

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tempral occipital and sphenoid

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olfactory nerves frun through what structure

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cribiform plate

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the cranial nerves that exits the internal acoustic meatus

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7th and 8th cranial nerve

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the middle meningeal artery travel through

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foramen spinosum

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the mandibular division of the 5th cranial nerve runs though

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foramen ovale

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which nerves run through the superior orbital fissure

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3rd 4th 5th 6th

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what is the deepest part of the orbit

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orbital apex

Question 70

cartilage is found in what foramen

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foramen lacerum

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the mastoid process is part of what bone

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temporal bone

Question 72

zygomatic process is part of what 3 bone

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temporal bone frontal bone and maxilla

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the nasopalatine nerve transverses through the

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incisive foramen

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the superior wall of the orbit is formed by

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frontal bone

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the lateral wall fo the orbit is formed by

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zygomatic bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone

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what structure is lateral to the optic foramen

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superior orbital fissure

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the piriform aperature is found in what area

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nasal region

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the facial or 7th cranial nerves exist the skull to the face through the

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stylomastoid foramen

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the ? cranial nerve passes through the optic canal

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2nd

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is the inferior nasal concha part of the ethmoid bone

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no, sphenoid bone

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secondary sinusitis and perforation during infection is seen more often with the

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maxillary sinuses

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the nasal septum is made up of

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vomer and vertical plate of ethmod bone

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the hyoid bone is often confused with the

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thyroid cartilage

Question 84

the perpindular palate is part of what bone

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ethmoid bone

Question 85

lateral to the nasal bone, and anterior to the orbital plate of the ethmoid bone lies the

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lacrimal bone

Question 86

what foramen is located posterolateal to the foramen ovale

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foramen spinosum

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posterior to the ethmoid bone lies the

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sphenoid bone

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where does the frontal lobe sit

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anterior cranial fossa

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posterolateal to the sphnoid bone lies

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temporal bone

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anterior to the squamous portion of the temporal bone lies the

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greater wing of the sphenoid

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superior to the squamous portion of the temporal bone lies the

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parietal bone

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the cristi galli is part of the

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ethmoid bone

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the cribiform plate is passageway for the

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olfactory 2nd cn

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how can the digastric fossa of the mandible be viewed

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medial view

Question 95

the paranasal sinuses drain through the

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nasal meatus

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the maxilla consist of body and

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4 processes

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where is the pterygoid fossa located

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between the medial and lateral pterygoid plate