Head

Question 1

Cone-shaped chambers immediately inferior to the anterior aspect of the cranial cavity, and the apex of each cone is directed posteromedially

Answer 1

Orbits

Question 2

posterior openings of the nasal cavity

Answer 2

Choanae (posterior nasal apertures)

Question 3

composed of a series of compartments, which are formed by bone and soft tissues

Answer 3

head

Question 5

Largest compartment and contains the brain and associated membranes (meninges)

Answer 5

Cranial cavity

Question 6

Walls, floors, and ceilings are predominantly composed of bone and cartilage

Answer 6

Nasal cavity

Question 7

anterior openings to the nasal cavities

Answer 7

Nares (nostrils)

Question 8

Inferior to the nasal cavities, and separated from them by the hard and soft palates

Answer 8

Oral cavity

Question 9

Forms the floor of the oral cavity

Answer 9

soft tissues

Question 10

anterior opening to the oral cavity

Answer 10

Oral fissure (mouth)

Question 11

posterior opening to the oral cavity

Answer 11

Oropharyngeal isthmus

Question 12

an area between the ramus of the mandible and the lateral plate of the pterygoid process just posterior to the upper jaw (maxilla)

Answer 12

Infratemporal fossa

Question 13

the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve [V3]

Answer 13

mandibular nerve

Question 14

It is a conduit for one of the major cranial nerves- the mandibular nerve (the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve [V3]), which passes between the cranial and oral cavities

Answer 14

Infratemporal fossa

Question 15

The infratemporal fossa is the conduit for

Answer 15

the mandibular nerve (the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve [V3]), which passes between the cranial and oral cavities.

Question 16

The pterygopalatine fossa on each side is just posterior to the upper jaw. This communicates with the:

Answer 16

cranial cavity 
infratemporal fossa 
orbit 
nasal cavity 
oral cavity

Question 17

Major structure passing the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 17

(maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve) maxillary nerve [V2]

Question 18

anterior aspect of the head

Answer 18

Face

Question 19

contains a unique group of muscles that move the skin relative to underlying bone and control the anterior openings to the orbits and oral cavity

Answer 19

Face

Question 20

covers the superior, posterior, and lateral regions of the head

Answer 20

Scalp

Question 21

Seperates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity

Answer 21

Hard and soft palates

Question 22

The infratemporal fossa is posterior to the

Answer 22

Upper maxilla

Question 23

Passes between the cranial and oral cavities

Answer 23

Maxillary nerve

Question 24

Located on on each side is just posterior to the upper jaw

Answer 24

Pterygopalatine fossa

Question 25

Contains the eyes

Answer 25

Orbit

Question 27

Upper parts of the respiratory tract and are between the orbits

Answer 27

Nasal cavity