Crânio Flashcards
What are the bones that form the cranium?
The frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones.
Which bone forms the forehead and the upper part of the eye sockets?
The frontal bone.
Which bone contains the auditory ossicles, which are responsible for hearing?
The temporal bone.
Which bone forms the back and base of the skull?
The occipital bone.
Which bone is butterfly-shaped and forms part of the eye sockets and the base of the cranium?
The sphenoid bone.
Which bone forms the roof of the nasal cavity and part of the eye sockets?
The ethmoid bone.
True or False: The cranium protects the brain.
True.
Fill in the blank: The _______ bone contains the frontal sinuses.
Frontal.
Which bone houses the pituitary gland in a depression called the sella turcica?
The sphenoid bone.
Which bone contains the foramen magnum, through which the spinal cord passes?
The occipital bone.
True or False: The ethmoid bone is located at the back of the head.
False.
Which bone articulates with the mandible to form the temporomandibular joint?
The temporal bone.
Which bone is responsible for separating the nasal cavity from the brain?
The ethmoid bone.
Fill in the blank: The _______ bone forms the sides and roof of the cranium.
Parietal.
Which bone contains the frontal sinuses and the crista galli, which serves as an attachment point for the brain’s covering?
The ethmoid bone.
True or False: The sphenoid bone is located at the base of the skull.
True.
Which bone contains the external auditory meatus, which is the opening to the ear canal?
The temporal bone.
Which bone articulates with the parietal bones and forms part of the sides and roof of the cranium?
The frontal bone.
Which bone contains the mandibular fossa, which articulates with the mandible?
The temporal bone.
True or False: The ethmoid bone is butterfly-shaped.
True.
Which bone contains the cribriform plate, which allows olfactory nerves to pass through to the brain?
The ethmoid bone.
Fill in the blank: The _______ bone forms the forehead and upper part of the eye sockets.
Frontal.
