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Skull Flashcards

1
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How many bones does the skull contain?

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29 bones

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2
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How many cranial bones does the Skull consist of?

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8 bones

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3
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How many facial bones does the Skull consist of?

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14 bones

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4
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Another word for the floating bone in the throat?

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Hyoid bone

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5
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How many ear (auditory) ossicles are in the skull?

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6 ossicles

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6
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How many paired facial bones do we have in the skull?

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Six paired

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7
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How many single facial bones do we have in the skull?

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Two singles

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8
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What are the two single facial bones that we have in the skull?

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The mandible and vomer

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9
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What are the six paired facial bones that we have in the skull?

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The maxillary, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, and inferior nasal concha bones.

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10
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What are the four single cranial bones that we have in the skull?

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Frontal, occipital, ethmoid, and sphenoid

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11
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What are the two paired cranial bones that we have in the skull?

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Temporal and parietal

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12
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How many paired cranial bones do we have in the skull?

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Two paired

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13
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How many single cranial bones do we have in the skull?

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Four singles

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14
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Cranial vault (cranium) is what portion of the skull?

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The superior portion of the skull

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15
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Cranial base is what portion of the skull?

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The Anterior portion of the skull

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16
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The Cranial base is divided into how many indentations?

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3 indentations

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17
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The three indentations of the Cranial base are?

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Anterior cranial fossa, middle cranial fossa, and posterior cranial fossa

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18
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How many cavities does the skull contain?

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5 cavities

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19
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What are the 5 cavities of the skull?

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Cranial cavity, Orbits, Paranasal sinuses, Nasal cavity, and Oral cavity

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20
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The superior dome like portion of the skull is called what?

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Calvaria (skullcap)

21
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How many fossae are in the cranial floor?

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There are 3 fossae of the cranial floor

22
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The brain fits into what?

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The fossae

23
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How many sutures are in the Cranial part of the skull?

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There are 5 sutures

24
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What are the names of the 5 sutures of the Cranial part of the skull?

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Coronal, Sagittal, Lambdoidal, Squamous, Occipitomastoid

25
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The function of the foramina in the cranial floor is to do what?

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Most are for the passage of cranial nerves; blood vessels also pass through some

26
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The bones that compose the anterior fossa?

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27
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The bones that compose the middle fossa?

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28
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The bones that compose the posterior fossa?

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29
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What are the four major sutures of the cranium?

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Coronal, Sagittal, Lambdoidal, and Squamous

30
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The Coronal suture articulates the?

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Frontal bone to the two parietal bones

31
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The sagittal suture articulates the?

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The two parietal bones

32
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The Lambdoidal suture articulates the?

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The occipital bone to the two parietal bones

33
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The Squamous suture articulates the?

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The temporal bone to the two parietal bones

34
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What is the clinical significance of the mastoid process?

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35
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what is the clinical significance of the thin, squamous portion of the temporal bone?

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36
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Why is the Hyoid bone referred to as the floating bone?

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It is the only bone in the body that does not articulate with another bone

37
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Why is the Sphenoid bone called the keystone of the cranium?

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38
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Why is the Hyoid bone called the keystone of the facial bones?

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39
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The five parts of the Mandible?

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Body, Ramus, Mandibular condyle, Alveoli, and Mandibular symphosis

40
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How many parts of the Mandible are there?

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There are 5 parts of the mandible

41
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How many parts of the Maxillae are there?

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There are two parts of the Maxillae

42
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What are the two parts of the Maxillae?

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43
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What 7 bones compose the orbit of the eye?

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44
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What 4 bones contain the paranasal sinuses?

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45
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What 2 bones compose the nasal septum?

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46
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What 2 bones compose the hard palate?

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The palatine process and the palatine bone

47
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What is the Mandibular condyle?

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The site of articulation with temporal bone, providing the only freely moveable joint of the skull-the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

48
Q

Very thin; easily fractured section of the Temporal bone?

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49
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