Bones Of The Skull

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

Bones of the skull, ossicles (bones of middle ear), hyoid bone (located on the throat between chin and thyroid), rib cage, vertebral column

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

Upper and lower extrememties

Question 3

Cranium

Answer 3

Frontal, parietal bones, occipital, temporal, external auditory meatus, sphenoid, ethmoid

Question 4

Frontal

Answer 4

Anterior portion of the cranium that forms the forehead

Question 5

Parietal bones

Answer 5

Roof and upper sides of the cranium

Question 6

Occipital bone

Answer 6

Back part of the skull and base of the cranium

Question 7

Temporal bones

Answer 7

Sides and base of the cranium

Question 8

External auditory meatus

Answer 8

Opening of ht eexternal auditory canal of the outer ear, located within the temporal bone

Question 9

Sphenoid bone

Answer 9

Irregular, wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull, helps form base of the cranium, sides of the skull, and floor and sides of eye sockets

Question 10

Ethmoid bone

Answer 10

Light, spongy bone located at the roof and sides of the nose, separates nasal cavity from the brain, forms the portion of each orbit

Question 11

Auditory ossicles

Answer 11

Malleus, incus, stapes

Question 12

Nasal bones

Answer 12

Upper part of the bridge of the nose

Question 13

Zygomatic bones

Answer 13

Cheeckbones, articulate with the frontal bone that makes up the forehead

Question 14

Maxillary bones

Answer 14

Form most of the upper jaw, maxillae

Question 15

Palatine bones

Answer 15

Form anterior part of the hard palate of the mouth and floor of the nose

Question 16

Lacrimal bones

Answer 16

Make up part of the orbit at the inner angle

Question 17

Inferior conchae

Answer 17

Thin, scroll-like bones that form part of the interior of the nose

Question 18

Vomer bone

Answer 18

Base of the nasal septum

Question 19

Manible

Answer 19

Jawbone, only movable bone of the skull, attached at the TMJ