Chpt 11: Skull self test Flashcards
Which of the following bones is not part of the floor of the cranium?
Temporal
Ethmoid
Occipital
Sphenoid
occipital
Which aspect of the frontal bone is thin walled and forms the forehead?
squamous
which four cranial bones articulate with the frontal bone?
right parietal
Left parietal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Which structures are found at the widest aspect of the skull?
parietal tubercles/eminences
What is the name of a prominent landmark (bump) found on the external surface of the occipital bone?
external occipital
List the number of individual bones that articulate with the following cranial bones:
Parietal:
Occipital:
Temporal:
Sphenoid:
Ethmoid:
5
6
3
7
2
What is the thickest and densest structure in the cranium?
petrous portion of temporal bone
the hypnosis cerebri is another term for the pituitary gland.
true
the sphenoid bone articulates with all other cranial bones
true
the shallow depression just posterior to the base of the dorsum sellae and anterior to the foramen magnum is the:
clivus
What is the name of the paired collections of bone found inferior to the cribriform plate that contains numerous air cells and help form the lateral walls of the nasal cavity?
lateral masses/labrinth
which small section of bone is located superior to the cribriform plate?
crista galli
what is the formal term for the left sphenoid fontanel in the adult?
left pterion
what is the name of the cranial suture formed by the inferior junction of the parietals to the temporal bones?
squamasal suture
What are the two terms for the small irregular bones found in the adult skull sutures?
Sutural/Wormian bones
The following structures relate to what cranial bone:
foramen magnum
lateral condylar portions
inion
occipital
The following structures relate to what cranial bone:
glabella
superciliary arch
frontal
The following structures relate to what cranial bone:
pteroid Hamulus
anterior clinoid processes
foramen ovale
sella turcica
sphenoid
The following structures relate to what cranial bone:
perpendicular plate
superior nasal conchae
cribriform plate
ethmoid
The following structures relate to what cranial bone:
zygomatic process
EAM
petrous ridge
temporal
Which of the following skull classifications applies to a soul with an angle of 54° between the midsagittal plane and the long axis of the pars petrosa?
Mesocephalic
Dolichocephalic
Brachycephalic
Brachycephalic
What is considered an average-shaped skull?
mesocephalic
Which of the following landmarks corresponds to the highest level of petrous ridge?
EAM
TEA
outer canthus
acanthion
TEA