Chapter 2-Cranium & Facial Bones Flashcards
23) The cribriform plate is part of which cranial bone?
a) Sphenoid
b) Temporal
c) Ethmoid
d) Occipital
c) Ethmoid
24) The zygomatic arch is formed by the zygoma and the:
a) Maxilla.
b) Parietal bone.
c) Temporal bone.
d) Mandible.
c) Temporal bone.
25) Which of the following are the structures of the inner ear?
a) Semicircular canals, malleus, vestibule
b) Cochlea, incus, oval window
c) Vestibule, cochlea, malleus
d) Semicircular canals, cochlea, vestibule
d) Semicircular canals, cochlea, vestibule
26) Which of the following is not a muscle of the eye?
a) Superior rectus
b) Lateral rectus
c) Superior oblique
d) Lateral oblique
d) Lateral oblique
27) Which structure of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland?
a) Foramen ovale
b) Pterygoid process
c) Sella turcica
d) Anterior clinoid process
c) Sella turcica
28) The foramen magnum is a structure of which cranial bone?
a) Sphenoid
b) Ethmoid
c) Frontal
d) Occipital
d) Occipital
29) The internal auditory canal transmits cranial nerves:
a) VI and VII.
b) VII and VIII.
c) VIII and IX.
d) IX and X.
b) VII and VIII.
30) Which structure of the inner ear is responsible for hearing?
a) Vestibule
b) Semicircular canal
c) Incus
d) Cochlea
d) Cochlea
31) The only cranial bone that articulates with all the other cranial bones is the:
a. Sphenoid
b. Ethmoid
c. Pterygoid
d. Vomer
a. Sphenoid
- The condyloid process of the mandible articulates with the mandibular fossa and the articular eminence of the _________ bone to form the TMJ.
a. Clivus
b. Zygoma
c. Mandible
d. Temporal
d. Temporal
Which butterfly shaped bone has lesser and greater wings?
a. Ethmoid
b. Sphenoid
c. Mandible
d. Temporal
b. Sphenoid
. The Crista galli is part of which cranial bone?
a. Ethmoid
b. Sphenoid
c. Mandible
d. Temporal
a. Ethmoid
. All of the facial bones come in pairs, except for two, they are the:
a. Vomer and Mandible
b. Vomer and Ramus
c. Maxilla and Vomer
d. Mandible and Maxilla
a. Vomer and Mandible
36 The largest immovable facial bone is the:
a. Mandible
b. Maxilla
c. Temporal
d. Frontal
b. Maxilla
- The temporal bone forms part of the bony orbit.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- Which of the following is a foramen contained within the sphenoid bone?
a. Foramen lacerum
b. Foramen ovale
c. Jugular foramen
d. Mental foramen
b. Foramen ovale
- The lower portion of the bony nasal septum is formed by which facial bone?
a. Maxilla
b. Vomer
c. Palatine bone
d. Lacrimal bone
b. Vomer
- Which opening is located between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone?
a. Superior orbital fissure
b. Optic canal
c. Inferior orbital fissure
d. Optic foramen
a. Superior orbital fissure
- Which of the following cranial bones form the largest portion of the sides of the cranium?
a. Parietal bones
b. Temporal bones
c. Occipital bones
d. Sphenoid bones
a. Parietal bones
- The hypoglossal canals are located within which cranial bone?
a. Sphenoid
b. Ethmoid
c. Frontal
d. Occipital
d. Occipital
- The infraorbital foramen is part of which facial bone?
a. mandible
b. maxillary
c. zygomatic
d. nasal
b. maxillary
- The ethmoid sinuses are contained in which portion of the ethmoid bone?
a. Body
b. Vertical portion
c. Horizontal portion
d. Lateral masses
d. Lateral masses
- The basilar portion of the occipital bone forms the anterior margin of the foramen magnum and slopes superiorly and anteriorly to meet with the dorsum sella to form which structure?
a. Clivus
b. Lateral condyle
c. Internal occipital protuberance
d. Sella turcica
a. Clivus
- Which exam shows the VII and VlIl nerve
a) Pituitary
b) IAC
c) Brain
d) Orbits
b) IAC
