Head and Neck

Question 1

forms a rigid construction composed of many bones, which are mostly
paired.

Answer 1

The skull

Question 2

It encompasses and protects the brain and the sensory organs of sight, smell, sound, balance and taste.

Answer 2

Skull

Question 3

It also functions to provide a bony cavity
through which air can enter the body and to communicated via the muscles of facial expression.

Answer 3

Skull

Question 4

The individual bones of the skull are firmly
united by _______

Answer 4

sutures

Question 5

is a very complex organ consisting of about 50 bones

Answer 5

skull

Question 6

is the skeleton of the
head, organized into a cranial part (cranium) and a facial part

Answer 6

skull

Question 7

These bones form the skeleton of the oral and nasal cavities and also support
the pharynx, larynx and the root of the tongue

Answer 7

facial bones

Question 8

how many bones of the cranium

Answer 8

7

Question 9

is composed of the: unpaired basioccipital bone and unpaired
basisphenoid and presphenoid bones,

Answer 9

floor

Question 10

is composed of the: unpaired supraoccipital
bone (squamous part) and exoccipital bones (lateral parts),

Answer 10

nuchal wall

Question 11

is composed of the: paired frontal bone, paired parietal bone and
unpaired interparietal bone

Answer 11

roof

Question 12

is composed of the: unpaired ethmoid bone.

Answer 12

nasal wall

Question 13

this bone lies at the base of the skull on the caudal aspect/ nuchal part and can be divided into the basilar part, the squamous part and lateral parts

Answer 13

occipital bone

Question 14

these bones form a ring surrounding the spinal cord, the foramen magnum

Answer 14

occipital bone

Question 15

it is the ring surrounding the spinal cord

Answer 15

foramen magnum

Question 16

this part of the occipital bone has a conspicuous external occipital protuberance situated mid-dorsally, which is continuous on either side with nuchal crest

Answer 16

squamous part

Question 17

this part of the occipital bone bears an occipital condyle on each side of the foramen magnum for participation in the atlanto-occipital articulation

Answer 17

lateral part

Question 18

within the foramen magnum and occipital condyle is the _______ for the passage of emissary veins from the skull

Answer 18

condylar canal

Question 19

It is the sites for muscle attachment (digastrus)

Answer 19

jugular/paracondylar processes

Question 20

this part of the occipital bone borders the foramen magnum ventrally

Answer 20

basilar part

Question 21

the basilar part of the occipital bone has a ______ for the insertion of the longus capitis muscle

Answer 21

muscular tubercle

Question 22

this bone consists of two bones, the basisphenoid and the presphenoid.

Answer 22

sphenoid bone

Question 22

this bone of the sphenoid lies on the ventral aspect of the skull, forming the floor of the cranial
cavity and extends laterally into the orbit
containing the optic and orbital foramina

Answer 22

basisphenoid

Question 23

this bone in the sphenoid is penetrated by many small foramina through which nerves and blood vessels pass.

Answer 23

basisphenoid

Question 24

the ______bears the sella turcica on the inner surface of the body

Answer 24

basisphenoid bone

Question 25

frontal bone can be divided in how many segments

Answer 25

four

Question 26

the
osseous ridge of origin of the extrinsic muscles of the ocular bulb, commences ventrally at the alar canal

Answer 26

pterygoid crest

Question 27

this part of the frontal bone is limited to the wall of the orbital cavity which extends to form the zygomatic process laterally, which forms part of the dorsal margin of the orbit

Answer 27

frontal squama

Question 28

is the rostral extension of the frontal bone and is neighbored by the nasal bone rostrally and the lacrimal bone laterally.

Answer 28

nasal part

Question 29

this segment of the frontal lobe forms the major part of the medial wall of the orbital cavity, and is perforated ventrally by the ethmoidal foramen

Answer 29

orbital part

Question 30

It forms the rostral part of
the temporal fossa, which provides attachment for the temporal muscle

Answer 30

temporal surface

Question 31

is paired and forms most of the dorsolateral part of the
cranial wall. It is bordered by the occipital bone caudally and the frontal bone rostrally.

Answer 31

Parietal bone

Question 32

The _______ aspect of the internal surface of the
parietal bone has a medial projection, which forms part of the osseous tentorium cerebelli.

Answer 32

caudal aspect

Question 33

is centrally placed between the occipital bone
and the parietal bone, with which it fuses during adult life, with the exception of the cat, where the
sutures are still visible in the adult.

Answer 33

Interparietal bone

Question 34

This bone of the newborn animal consists of three distinct
parts, which unite later in life: squamous part, petrosal part with its mastoid process and tympanic part.

Answer 34

temporal bone

Question 35

The petrosal and tympanic parts are sometimes also called the _____

Answer 35

pyramid

Question 36

is the caudoventral portion of the temporal bone and is bordered by the
squamous and the tympanic parts.

Answer 36

petrosal part