1 - the bony skull - general features

Question 1

3 parts the skull is divided into?

Answer 1

neuro-cranium
facial skull
mandible

Question 2

skull bone sandwich - what makes up the bread & the filling?

Answer 2

bread - periosteum

filling - cancellous bone

Question 3

what is the location of the lambdoid suture and which bones are joined by it?

Answer 3

back of the skull -

parietal bone and the occipital bone

Question 4

what is the location of the saggital suture and which bones are joined by it?

Answer 4

top of the skull -

2 parietal bones

Question 5

what is the location of the coronal suture and which bones are joined by it?

Answer 5

side of the head -

parietal bone and frontal bone

Question 6

name the 6 irregular bones of the face?

Answer 6

nasal 
lacrimal 
frontal
zygomatic 
maxilla 
mandible

Question 7

which bone is the occipital protuberance a part of?

Answer 7

occipital

Question 8

which bone is the mastoid process a part of?

Answer 8

temporal

Question 9

which bone is the zygomatic arch a part of?

Answer 9

zygomatic and temporal bones

Question 10

which bone is the styloid process a part of?

Answer 10

temporal

Question 11

which bone is the occipital condyles a part of?

Answer 11

occipital

Question 12

3 fossae of the skull?

Answer 12

anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossae

Question 13

largest foramen in the skull?

Answer 13

foramen magnum

Question 14

which fossa is the largest foramen of the skull in?

Answer 14

posterior cranial fossa

Question 15

name 3 structures that pass through the foramen magnum?

Answer 15

medulla
vertebral arteries
accessory nerve