Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Back part of the cranium
A
Occipital bone
2
Q
Bones that form the crown (top) and sides of the cranium
A
Two parietal bones
3
Q
Bone that forms the forehead
A
Frontal bone
4
Q
Bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region
A
Two temporal bones
5
Q
Light, spongy bone that is located between the eye socket and forms the nasal cavities.
A
Ethmoid bone
6
Q
Joins all the bones of the cranium, located behind the temporal bones.
A
Sphenoid bone
7
Q
The widest area of the head shape, forms a horseshoe from one temple all the way around to the other
A
Parietal ridge
8
Q
Highest point of the head
A
Apex
9
Q
Extension of the temporal bone protrusion, located behind the ear
A
Mastoid process
