Osteology Diagrams

Question 1

bones of the skull

Answer 1

1. frontal (forehead) (1)
2. nasal (2)
3. zygomatic (cheek) (2)
4. maxilla (upper face/jaw) (2)
5. mandible (lower jaw) (1)

Question 2

side view of the skull

Answer 2

1. frontal (forehead)
2. sphenoid (keystone)
3. zygomatic (cheek)
4. maxilla (upper jaw/face)
5. mandible (lower jaw)
6. temporal (ear)
7. occipital
8. parietal (vault)

Question 3

orbital bone

Answer 3

1. ethmoid
2. lacrimal
3. palatine
4. sphenoid

Question 4

jaw bones

Answer 4

1. ethmoid
2. sphenoid
3. occipital
4. palatine
5. maxilla
6. septal cartilage
7. nasal
8. frontal
9. vomer

Question 5

sutures

Answer 5

1. coronal (frontal and parietals)
2. squamosal (temporal and parietal)
3. lambodial (occipital and parietal)

Question 6

vertebrae

Answer 6

1. cervicle
2. thoracic
3. lumbar
4. sacrum
5. coccyx

Question 7

bones of the arm

Answer 7

1. humerus
2. radius
3. ulna

Question 8

bones of the hand

Answer 8

1. phalanges
2. metacarpals
3. carpals

Question 9

os coxae

Answer 9

1. ilium
2. triradiate cartilage (only in juveniles)
3. ischium
4. pubis

Question 10

bones of the leg

Answer 10

1. femur
2. patella
3. tibia
4. fibula

Question 11

bones of the foot

Answer 11

1. tarsals
2. metatarsals
3. phalanges
4. calcaneus

Question 12

landmarks of the skull

Answer 12

1. brow ridges
2. orbits
3. nasal apenture
4. mental foramen

Question 13

landmarks of the skull

side view

Answer 13

1. zygomatic arch
2. external auditory meatus (EAM)
3. mastoid process

Question 14

landmarks of the skull

bottom skull

Answer 14

1. occipital condyles
2. foramen magnum

Question 15

sutures

top view

Answer 15

1. coronal
2. sagittal
3. lambdoidal

Question 16

ribs

Answer 16

1. ribs
2. costal cartilage
3. sternum