Skull

Question 1

How many bones is skull composed of

Answer 1

8

Question 2

What are cranial sutures

Answer 2

fibrous bands that connect the skull

Question 3

What part of the skull do the cranial sutures connect?

Answer 3

front and parietal are connected by the coronal suture

Question 4

what are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

Answer 4

frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal (below)

Question 5

Cerebrum function

Answer 5

memory, conscious/subconscious regulation of skeletal muscle contractions, intellectual functions

Question 6

cerebellum function

Answer 6

coordinates complex somatic motor patterns

Question 7

pons function

Answer 7

sensory information to cerebellum and thalamus

Question 8

medulla oblongata function

Answer 8

sensory information to the thalamus
regulation of visceral functions

Question 9

thalamus function

Answer 9

relay and process centres for sensory info

Question 10

hypothalamus function

Answer 10

control emotions, autonomic functions and hormone production

Question 11

midbrain function

Answer 11

process visual and auditory data, maintenance of consciousness and reflexive somatic motor responses

Question 12

parietal lobe

Answer 12

sensory information input, body orientation, primary and secondary somatic area

Question 13

occipital lobe

Answer 13

visual reception area and visual interpretation

Question 14

temporal lobe

Answer 14

auditory reception expressed behaviour and receptive speech

Question 15

What is the ventricular system composed of?

Answer 15

4 cerebral spinal fluid-filled cavities

Question 16

What does the posterior pituitary do

Answer 16

releases oxytocin

Question 17

what does the anterior pituitary do

Answer 17

thyroid function and hormone and growth hormone

Question 18

what are the three dural folds?

Answer 18

falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli, falx cerebelli

Question 19

What does the Falx cerebri separate?

Answer 19

cerebral hemispheres

Question 20

what does the tentorium cerebelli separate?

Answer 20

cerebrum from cerebellum

Question 21

what does the falx cerebelli separate?

Answer 21

cerebellar hemispheres

Question 22

What does the cerebral venous system do

Answer 22

collect blood carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart

Question 23

what is the circle of willis

Answer 23

the venous circulation that maintains blood flow from one cerebral hemisphere to another

Question 24

where does the superior cerebral artery blood flow go?

Answer 24

cerebellum

Question 25

What are the four main portions of the temporal bone

Answer 25

squamous, tympanic, mastoid, petrous

Question 26

How many facial bones

Answer 26

14

Question 27

what are the nasal sinuses

Answer 27

ethmoid, maxillary, sphenoid, frontal