Skull

Question 1

Neurocranium

Answer 1

Provides case for brain, cranial nerves, blood vessels, and meninges

1 frontal
2 temporal
2 parietal
1 occipital 
1 ethmoid
1 sphenoid

Question 2

Facial skeleton

Answer 2

2 lacrimal
2 nasal
2 maxillae
2 zygomatic
2 palatine
2 inferior nasal conchae
1 mandible
1 vomer

Question 3

Orbits

Answer 3

Rim: frontal, maxilla, zygomatic
Inside: lacrimal, sphenoid, ethmoid

Question 4

Coronal suture

Answer 4

Connects frontal bone with 2 parietal bones

Question 5

Sagittal suture

Answer 5

Connects the 2 parietal bones

Question 6

Lambdoid suture

Answer 6

Connects parietal to occipital bone

Question 7

Hard palate

Answer 7

Anterior 3/4 formed by maxilla

Posterior 1/4 formed by the palatine bone

Question 8

Ethmoid bone

Answer 8

Orbital plate
Perpendicular plate
Cribiform plate
Crista galli

Question 11

Superior nuchal line

Answer 11

Trap, splenius, semispinalis capitis, longissimus capitis

Question 12

Inferior nuchal line

Answer 12

Superior obliques, RCPM, RCPm

Question 13

Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Answer 13

Sensation to the entire face

Innervates muscles of mastication

Question 14

Facial nerve (CN VII)

Answer 14

Muscles of facial expression

Question 15

The common carotid artery splits at the

Answer 15

Superior border of the thyroid cartilage into the internal and external carotid artery

Question 17

External carotid artery (ECA) and internal carotid artery (ICA)

Answer 17

ECA gives blood supply to the entire face (facial and temporal arteries) except for the area of the glabella, which will receive blood supply from the ICA. The ICA will then head up to the brain to help form the circle of Willis

Question 18

Cranium roof called

Answer 18

Calvaria

Question 19

Cranium floor called

Answer 19

Cranial base

Ethmoid, occipital, temporal bones