Bones and Sutures of the cranium

Question 1

bones that house and protect the brain and structures associated with the inner ear

Answer 1

bones of the cranium

Question 2

bones located more anteriorly and surround the orbital and nasal cavities, giving shape to the face

Answer 2

bones of the face

Question 3

frontal bone

Answer 3

most anterior bone

Question 4

occipital bone

Answer 4

most posterior bone

Question 5

parietal bones

Answer 5

most superior bones

Question 6

temporal bones

Answer 6

most lateral bones

Question 7

sphenoid bone

Answer 7

anterior to temporal bones

Question 8

coronal/frontal suture

Answer 8

between frontal and parietal bones

Question 9

sagittal suture

Answer 9

between left and right parietal bones

Question 10

lambdoidal suture

Answer 10

between occipital bone and parietal/temporal bones

Question 11

squamosal suture

Answer 11

between temporal bones and sphenoid/parietal bones

Question 12

fontanelles

Answer 12

soft spots in infant skull

Question 13

metopic suture

Answer 13

separates frontal bone in 2 in infancy

Question 14

temporal lines

Answer 14

lines in parietal bones

Question 15

anterior cranial fossa

Answer 15

internal side of the frontal bone

Question 16

occipital condyles

Answer 16

form atlanto-occipital joint with concave facets of the atlas

Question 17

nuchal lines

Answer 17

where neck muscles attach

Question 18

posterior cranial fossa

Answer 18

internal side of occipital bone

Question 19

zygomatic process

Answer 19

superior and anterior to meatus, forms zygomatic arch with zygomatic bone

Question 20

zygomatic arch

Answer 20

formed by zygomatic bone and zygomatic process

Question 21

styloid process

Answer 21

attachment point for several muscles and ligaments

Question 22

mastoid process

Answer 22

muscle attachment site

Question 23

glenoid (mandibular) fossa

Answer 23

between styloid process and zygomatic process, articulates with condyle of mandible

Question 24

temporomandibular joint

Answer 24

formed by glenoid fossa and condyle of mandible

Question 25

parts of the sphenoid bone

Answer 25

greater and lesser wings, lateral and medial pterygoid plates