Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Skull

Answer 1

entire bony framework of the head

Question 2

Mandible

Answer 2

lower jaw

Question 3

Cranium

Answer 3

skull without mandible

Question 4

calvaria

Answer 4

cranium without face

Question 5

calotte

Answer 5

calvaria without the base

Question 6

Neurocranium

Answer 6

bones surrounding and protecting the brain (6); orbital portion of the frontal, 2 parietals, 2 squamous portions of the temporal, squamous portion of occipital

Question 7

Basicranium

Answer 7

bones supporting the skull (5); ethmoid, sphenoid, 2 petrous/otic portion of the temporal, basilar portions of the occipital

Question 8

Anterior cranial fossa

Answer 8

frontal lobe

Question 9

middle cranial foss

Answer 9

temporal lobe

Question 10

posterior cranial fossa

Answer 10

cerebellum

Question 11

viscerocranium

Answer 11

14 bones (not including ear bones); 2 maxilla, 2 lacrimal, 2 nasal, 2 zygomatic, mandible, inferior nasal concha, 2 vomer, 2 palatine

Question 12

where does viscerocranium come from?

Answer 12

derived from branchial arches, some are from dermal bones

Question 13

anterior

Answer 13

in front (of)

Question 14

posterior

Answer 14

behind (in back of)

Question 15

superior

Answer 15

up (on top of)

Question 16

inferior

Answer 16

down (below)

Question 17

lateral

Answer 17

away from midline

Question 18

medial

Answer 18

towards midline

Question 19

distal

Answer 19

towards back of mouth

Question 20

mesial

Answer 20

towards front of mouth

Question 21

labial

Answer 21

half of teeth towards lips

Question 22

lingual

Answer 22

half of teeth towards tongue

Question 23

buccal

Answer 23

half of teeth towards cheek

Question 24

frankfort horizontal

Answer 24

imaginary plane defined by 3 points (inferior rim of left orbit and superior margins of the left and right ear openings (external auditory meati))

Question 25

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Answer 25

sagittal plane; divides the body into left and right halves, dist. lateral from medial, not always bisecting the body down the middle

Question 26

median plane

Answer 26

bisects the body down the middle into left and right halves

Question 27

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Answer 27

coronal plane; divides body into front and back halves; also called frontal plane

Question 28

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Answer 28

frankfort horizontal

Question 29

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Answer 29

Transverse plane

Question 30

TMJ

Answer 30

where the lower jaw meets the skull

Question 31

Closed Jaw

Answer 31

the condyle fits in the socket of the TMJ

Question 32

Condyle of the TMJ

Answer 32

round end of the lower jaw

Question 33

open jaw

Answer 33

the disk slides forward as the jaw opends and the condyle moves forward as the jaw opens

Question 34

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Answer 34

lateral deviation

Question 35

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Answer 35

protraction and retraction

Question 36

atlantocciptial

Answer 36

joint responsible for flexion and extension (nodding head up and down)

Question 37

atlantoaxial

Answer 37

joint responsible or rotation (shaking your head left and right)