bone practical (cranium)

Question 2

What is the frontal bone?

Answer 2

Forehead bone

Question 3

What is the supraorbital foramen?

Answer 3

Name this foramen

Question 4

What is the frontal sinus?

Answer 4

Cavity within the frontal bone

Question 5

What is the coronal suture?

Answer 5

The suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull

Question 6

What is the occipital bone?

Answer 6

Back of head/base of skull

Question 7

What is the foramen magnum?

Answer 7

A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord

Question 8

What are the occipital condyles?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is the lambdoidal suture?

Answer 9

Suture that separates parietal bones from occipital bone

Question 10

What is the ethmoid bone?

Answer 10

Forms part of the posterior portion of the nose, the orbit, and the floor of the cranium

Question 11

What is the cribriform plate?

Answer 11

The horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone separating the cranial cavity from the nasal cavity

Question 12

What is the perpendicular plate?

Answer 12

Forms superior part of nasal septum

Question 13

What is the crista galli?

Answer 13

Name this bony landmark

Question 14

What is the middle nasal concha?

Answer 14

The middle thin, spongy, bony plate with curved margins, part of the ethmoidal labyrinth, projecting from the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and separating the superior meatus from the middle meatus

Question 15

What is the sphenoid bone?

Answer 15

Bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together

Question 16

What is the sella turcica?

Answer 16

Depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

Question 17

What are the sphenoidal sinuses?

Answer 17

Deep to sella turcica

Question 18

What is the temporal bone?

Answer 18

Bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial cavity

Question 19

What is the external auditory meatus?

Answer 19

Ear canal

Question 20

What is the zygomatic process?

Answer 20

Name this part of the temporal bone

Question 21

What is the mastoid process?

Answer 21

Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

Question 22

What is the styloid process?

Answer 22

Pole-like process extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

Question 23

What is the mandibular fossa?

Answer 23

The depression in the temporal bone into which the condyle of the mandible fits

Question 24

What is the squamosal suture?

Answer 24

Between parietal bone and temporal bone on side of the skull, bordered in back by occipital bone

Question 25

What is the parietal bone?

Answer 25

Either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

Question 26

What is the sagittal suture?

Answer 26

Between parietal bones

Question 27

What is the vomer bone?

Answer 27

Forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum

Question 28

What are the inferior nasal conchae?

Answer 28

The lowermost scroll-shaped bones on the sidewalls of the nasal cavity

Question 29

What is the nasal bone?

Answer 29

Forms the bridge of the nose

Question 30

What is the lacrimal bone?

Answer 30

Small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts

Question 31

What is the palatine bone?

Answer 31

Lateral to palatine process

Question 32

What is the zygomatic bone?

Answer 32

Cheek bone

Question 33

What is the temporal process?

Answer 33

Name this part of the zygomatic bone

Question 34

What are maxillae?

Answer 34

The two fused bones forming the upper jaw

Question 35

What are the infraorbital foramina?

Answer 35

Openings in the maxilla that transmits blood vessels and nerves

Question 36

What is the palatine process?

Answer 36

Forms the roof of the mouth

Question 37

What is the maxillary sinus?

Answer 37

Sinus on either side of the nasal cavity below the eyes

Question 38

What is the mandible?

Answer 38

Lower jaw bone

Question 39

What are the mental foramina?

Answer 39

Openings in chin for nerves and blood vessels

Question 40

What is the mandibular condyle?

Answer 40

Articulation point of the mandible with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

Question 41

What part of the bone is highlighted?

Answer 41

Coronoid process of mandible