Anatomy of the skull

Question 1

What is the nuchal line?

Answer 1

Line on the occipital bone where muscles and ligaments attach to the skull

Question 2

What is the occipital condyle?

Answer 2

Bony structure which links the skull to the vertebral column. It articulates with C1 to act as a hinge joint for the head flexion and extension.

Question 3

What is the sella turcica?

Answer 3

Depression in the sphenoid bone which contains the pituitary gland

Question 4

What is the tuberculum sellae?

Answer 4

Part of the sphenoid bone that contains pituitary gland

Question 5

Foramen rotundum

Answer 5

Opening in the base of the sphenoid bone that allows the maxillary nerve, a branch from the trigeminal nerve to pass through

Question 6

Hypoglossal canal

Answer 6

Transmits the hypoglossal nerve into the brain via the foramen magnum to control the muscles of the tongue

Question 7

Jugular foramen

Answer 7

Allows the glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory nerves passage

Question 8

Lambdoid suture

Answer 8

Between occipital and parietal

Question 9

Pterion

Answer 9

Junction where the parietal, sphenoid, temporal and frontal bone meet

Question 10

Coronal suture

Answer 10

Between frontal and parietal