304 Parts of the Skull

Question 1

Which bone lies behind the forehead?

Answer 1

Frontal bone

Question 2

Which bone is enclosed behind the nasal cavity?

Answer 2

Ethmoid bone

Question 3

Which small v-shaped bone sits below the nose?

Answer 3

Vomer

Question 4

Which pair of large bones sits behind the temples?

Answer 4

Temporal

Question 5

What is the name of the lower jaw bone?

Answer 5

Mandible

Question 6

Which are the pair of large bones making up the side walls of the skull?

Answer 6

Parietal

Question 7

Which bone passes from one side of the skull to the other like a spectre behind the eye sockets?

Answer 7

Sphenoid

Question 8

Which pair of bones forms the palate?

Answer 8

Palatine

Question 9

Which pair of tiny bones sits between the eyes beside the tear ducts?

Answer 9

Lacrimal

Question 10

Which pair of bones supports the cheeks?

Answer 10

Zygomatic (arches)

Question 11

Which pair of small bones forms the bridge of the nose?

Answer 11

Nasal

Question 12

Which pair of shell-shaped bones sits behind the nose below the ethmoid bone?

Answer 12

Inferior nasal concha

Question 13

Which pair of bones forms the upper jaw up to the nasal cavity and eye sockets?

Answer 13

Maxilla

Question 14

Which single large bone forms the back of the skull?

Answer 14

Occipital