Quiz 4 - Facial Bones

Question 1

nasal bone

Answer 1

support the bridge of the nose

Question 2

lacrimal bone

Answer 2

smallest facial bone

Question 3

vomer bone

Answer 3

forms inferior portion of nasal septum

Question 4

inferior nasal conchae

Answer 4

create air turbulence in the nasal cavity

Question 5

palatine bone

Answer 5

form the posterior portion of hard palate

Question 6

zygomatic bone

Answer 6

cheek bone

- temporal process: forms zygomatic arch

Question 7

maxillae bone

Answer 7

form upper jaw and hard palate

Question 8

alveolar processes

Answer 8

contain upper teeth

Question 9

palantine processes

Answer 9

forms most of hard palate

Question 10

maxillary sinuses

Answer 10

largest sinuses in the skull

Question 11

mandible bone

Answer 11

forms lower jaw

Question 12

alveolar processes

Answer 12

contains lower teeth

Question 13

condylar processes

Answer 13

attaches to temporalis muscle (closes mouth)

Question 14

coronoid processes

Answer 14

articulates with mandibular fuss of temporal bone to form TMJ (temporal-mandibular joint)

Question 15

paranasal sinuses

Answer 15

air-filled chambers connected to the nasal cavity

• lighten skull bones
• provide mucous epithelium (flushes nasal cavity)

Question 16

4 paranasal sinuses

Answer 16

frontal
ethmoidal
sphenoidal
maxillary

Question 17

palate

Answer 17

formed from 4 bones

• maxillae (2)
• palatine (2)
• soft tissue (uvula)

Question 18

nasal septum

Answer 18

formed from…

• perpendicular plate of ethmoid
• vomer
• cartilage