Axial Skeleton

Question 0

Axial skeleton is made up of:

Answer 0

Skull, vertebral column, and bony thorax.

Question 1

The skull is composed of two sets of bones called:

Answer 1

Cranial bones and Facial bones

Question 2

Interlocking joints that join all but one of the bones of the skull.

Answer 2

Suture

Question 3

Joins parietal bones.

Answer 3

Sagittal Sutures

Question 4

Point where the parietal meets the frontal.

Answer 4

Coronal Sutures

Question 5

Point where the parietal meets the temporal.

Answer 5

Squamous Sutures

Question 6

Point where the occipital meets the parietal.

Answer 6

Lambdoid Sutures

Question 7

Name the 8 bones bones composing the cranium.

Answer 7

Frontal, Occipital, Sphenoid, Ethmoid, Right Parietal, Left Parietal, Right Temporal, and Left Temporal.

Question 8

Bony cavity containing the eyes.

Answer 8

Orbit

Question 9

Bone forming anterior cranium.

Answer 9

Frontal

Question 10

Cheekbone

Answer 10

Zygomatic

Question 11

Upper jaw

Answer 11

Maxilla

Question 12

Bone skeleton of nose

Answer 12

Nasal

Question 13

Posterior roof of mouth

Answer 13

Mandible

Question 14

Bone pair united by the Sagittal suture

Answer 14

Parietal

Question 15

Site of jugular foramen and carotid canal

Answer 15

Temporal

Question 16

Contains a “saddle” that houses the pituitary gland.

Answer 16

Sphenoid

Question 17

Allows tear ducts to pass

Answer 17

Lacrimal

Question 18

Forms most of hard palate

Answer 18

Maxilla

Question 19

Superior and medial nasal conchae are part of this bone

Answer 19

Ethmoid

Question 20

Facial bone that contains a sinus

Answer 20

Maxilla

Question 21

Site of external auditory meatus

Answer 21

Temporal

Question 22

Has greater and lesser wings

Answer 22

Sphenoid

Question 23

It’s “holey” plate allows olfactory debts to pass

Answer 23

Ethmoid

Question 24

Three cranial bones containing paranasal sinuses.

Answer 24

Sphenoid, ethmoid, and frontal.

Question 25

It's oval-shaped protrusions articulate with the atlas.

Answer 25

Occipital

Question 26

Not really a skull bone

Answer 26

Hyoid

Question 27

Forms the chin

Answer 27

Mandible

Question 28

Inferior part of nasal septum

Answer 28

Vomer

Question 29

Containing alveoli bearing teeth

Answer 29

Maxilla and mandible

Question 30

Vertebral type with a forked spinous process

Answer 30

Cervical vertebra

Question 31

Pivots on C2; lacks a body

Answer 31

Atlas

Question 32

Bear facets for articulation with ribs; form part of bony thoracic cage.

Answer 32

Thoracic vertebra

Question 33

Forms a joint with the hip bone

Answer 33

Sacrum

Question 34

What kind of tissue makes up the intervertebral discs?

Answer 34

Fibrocartilage

Question 35

The major components of the thorax are the:

Answer 35

Sternum and ribs

Question 36

A bridge like projection that joins the zyogomatic bone anteriorly.

Answer 36

Zygomatic process

Question 37

Canal leading to eardrum.

Answer 37

External acoustic meatus

Question 38

Needle like projection inferior to external auditory meatus that serves as an attachment point for muscles and ligaments of the neck.

Answer 38

Styloid process

Question 39

Rough projection inferior and posterior to external auditory meatus; an attachment for muscles.

Answer 39

Mastoid process

Question 40

Opening medial to the Styloid process through which the internal jugular vein and cranial nerves pass.

Answer 40

Jugular foramen

Question 41

Opening medial to the Styloid process that allows the internal carotid artery to enter the cranial cavity.

Answer 41

Carotid canal

Question 42

Opening on posterior aspect of temporal bone allowing cranial nerves to pass.

Answer 42

Internal acoustic meatus

Question 43

Large opening in base of occipital that allows the spinal cord to join with the brain.

Answer 43

Foramen magnum

Question 44

Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebra (atlas).

Answer 44

Occipital condyles

Question 45

Portions of the sphenoid seen exteriorly on the lateral aspect of the skull, anterior to the temporal bones.

Answer 45

Greater wings

Question 46

A saddle shaped region in the sphenoid midline which nearly encloses the pituitary gland in the living person.

Answer 46

Sella turcica

Question 47

Bat shaped portions of the sphenoid anterior to the sella turcica.

Answer 47

Lesser wings

Question 48

Opening posterior to the sella turcica that allows a branch of cranial never to pass.

Answer 48

Foramen ovale

Question 49

Vertical projection to which the dura mater attaches.

Answer 49

Crista galli

Question 50

Bony plates lateral to the crista galli through which olfactory fibers pass to the brain from the nasal mucosa.

Answer 50

Cribriform plates

Question 51

Not considered a skull bone. Located in the throat.

Answer 51

Hyoid