Facial Bones and Paranasal Sinuses

Question 1

Only conchae that is considered a facial bone

Answer 1

Inferior

Question 2

Largest IMMOVABLE facial bone

Answer 2

maxillary

Question 3

4 processes of the maxilla

Answer 3

frontal
zygomatic
alveolar
palatine

Question 4

Most superior maxillary process

Answer 4

frontal

Question 5

Soft tissue landmark found at base of anterior nasal spine

Answer 5

acanthion

Question 6

Facial bones that form posterior aspect of the hard palate

Answer 6

horizontal portion of palatine bones

Question 7

2 cranial bones that articulate with the maxilla

Answer 7

frontal and ethmoid

Question 8

Facial bones sometimes called the cheek bones

Answer 8

zygomatic/malar bones

Question 9

Which of the following does not articulate with the zygomatic bone?

temporal, maxilla, frontal, or sphenoid

Answer 9

sphenoid

Question 10

Purpose of nasal conchae

Answer 10

divide nasal cavity into compartments and circulate air entering the nasal cavitites

Question 11

Majority of the nose is formed by:

Answer 11

septal cartilage

Question 12

A deviated nasal septum is most likely to occur at the junction between:

Answer 12

septal cartilage and vomer

Question 13

Vertical portion of the mandible

Answer 13

ramus

Question 14

another term for the chin

Answer 14

mentum

Question 15

Mandibular angle

Answer 15

gonion

Question 16

point of union between both halves of the mandible

Answer 16

symphysis menti

Question 17

bony process located anterior to mandibular notch

Answer 17

coronoid process

Question 18

horizontal portion of the mandible

Answer 18

body

Question 19

posterior process of upper ramus

Answer 19

condyloid process

Question 20

u-shaped notch of mandible

Answer 20

mandibular notch