Facial Bones

Question 1

Which Bones make up the Anterior Cranial fossa

Answer 1

Frontal Bone, ethmoid ad lesser wing of the sphenoid

Question 2

Which Bones make up the Middle Cranial Fossa

Answer 2

Greater Wing of Sphenoid, and Temporal

Question 3

Which bones make up the posterior cranial fossa

Answer 3

Occipital Bone

Question 4

What margins are created by the Frontal Bone

Answer 4

Supraorbital Margin

Question 5

Which Bone makes of the superior and lateral aspects of the calvaria

Answer 5

Parietal

Question 6

What are the important landmarks of the occipital bone

Answer 6

Foramen Magum - spinal cord
Occiptal condyles
Hypoglossal canal - CN 12

Question 7

What are the major landmarks of the Temporal Bone

Answer 7

Squamous - most superior
Petrous Region- posterior
Mastoid Process
External acoustic Meatus - ear canal
Styloid process
Mandibular fossa
Zygomatic process

Question 8

What are the openings in the Temporal Bone

Answer 8

Carotid Canal- inferior view anterior to jugular foreman for carotid artery
Stylomasoid foramen - inferior view most lateral, CN 7 facial nerve
Internal acoustic meatus - CN 7 and CN 8 vestibulocochleur
Jugular foramhen, internal jugular and CN 9,10,11

Question 9

What important landmark is located in the sphenoid bone

Answer 9

Sella turicica - holds the pititary gland

Question 10

WHat passageways are located in the sphenoid bone

Answer 10

Superior orbital fissure- eye nerves
Optical canal - CN 2 optic nerve
Forament rotundum - for CN 5
Foramen ovale for CN 5
Foramen spinosum - middle meningeal artery

Question 11

What are major landmarks of ethmoid bone

Answer 11

contributes to medial orbital walls
Crista galli- attaches dura matter
Cribiform plate - olfactory foramina for olfactory nerve

Question 12

What are the major landmarks of the maxilla

Answer 12

Forms hard palate
alvelor process holds upper teeth
Zygomatic process

Question 13

What are the major landmarks of the Zygomatic bones

Answer 13

Zygomatic arch
Inferolateral margins of orbits

Question 14

WHat area does the Vomer bone create

Answer 14

Lower part of nasal septum

Question 15

What area do the Palatine bones create

Answer 15

Posterior hard palate
Nasa cavity posterolateral walls

Question 16

What area do the Inferior nasal conchae do

Answer 16

Lateral walls of nasal cavity increase surface create to warm and cool air

Question 17

Which veterbrae make up the convex curvature of spine

Answer 17

Thoracic and sacral

Question 18

Which vertebrae make up the concave curvature of the spine

Answer 18

Cervical and Lumbar