Divisions of the Cranium

Question 1

How many bones is the skull made of?

Answer 1

22

Question 2

How many bones are moveable in the skull?

Answer 2

1

Question 3

The skull (cranium) is divided into the

Answer 3

Neurocranium and Vasocranium

Question 4

Neurocranium (aka braincase) is everything (superior/inferior) to the nasion

Answer 4

Superior

Question 5

The cranium does not include

Answer 5

Mandible

Question 6

The Viscerocranium is everything (inferior/superior) to the nasion

Answer 6

inferior

Question 7

The Neurocranium consists of _ bones

Answer 7

8

Question 8

How many paired bones does the neurocranium have?

Answer 8

2

Question 9

How many unpaired bones does the neurocranium have?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

Unpaired bones of the neurocranium include

Answer 10

Frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, occipital

Question 11

Paired bones of the neurocranium include

Answer 11

Parietal and temporal

Question 12

There are _ bones in the Viscerocranium

Answer 12

14

Question 13

Of the bones in the viscerocranium, _ are unpaired

Answer 13

2

Question 14

Paired bones of the Viscerocranium include

Answer 14

Maxilla, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, inferior nasal concha

Question 15

Unpaired bones of the viscerocranium include

Answer 15

Vomer, mandible