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Skull Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 paired cranial bones?

A

Parietal and Temporal Bs.

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2
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Of the 14 facial bones, what 2 are unpaired?

A

Vomer

Mandible

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3
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Name the thinnest part of the skull and the structure immediately deep to it

A

Pterion

Middle Meningeal A.

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4
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Following surgery, the best healing occurs when the flap encorporates which of the following?

A. Skin and Muscle

B. Skin, muscle, and fascia

C. superficial tissues

D. None of the above

A

Skin, muscle, and fascia

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5
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Which of the following sutures is the articulation between Frontal and both Parietal Bones?

A. Sagittal

B. Lambdoid

C. Coronal

D. Squamous

A

Coronal

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6
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Which of the following sutures is the articulation between both parietal bones?

A. Sagittal

B. Lambdoid

C. Coronal

D. Squamous

A

Sagittal

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7
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Which of the following sutures is the articulation between parietal and occipital bones?

A. Sagittal

B. Lambdoid

C. Coronal

D. Squamous

A

Lambdoid

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8
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Which of the following sutures is the articulation between temporal and parietal bones?

A. Sagittal

B. Lambdoid

C. Coronal

D. Squamous

A

Squamous

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9
Q

When nodding yes, the occipital condyles articulate with the _________ vertebrae

A

Cervical

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10
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Which of the following bones unites the cranial and fracial bones, nearly articulating with almost every bone in the skull?

A. Ethmoid

B. Vomer

C. Sphenoid

D. Frontal

A

Sphenoid

Also remember that the sphenoid B. contains the sphenoid sinus

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11
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The Crista Galli found on the Ethmoid bone is responsible for attaching which of the following?

A. Falx Cerebelli

B. Diaphragma Sellae

C. Falx Cerebri

D. Tentorum Cerebelli

A

Falx Cerebri

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12
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Name the EXIT point for the following neurovasculature:

Maxillary Branch of CN V

Mandibular Branch CN V

Middle Meningeal A.

A

Foramen Rotundum: Maxillary Branch of CN V

Foramen Ovale: Mandibular Branch CN V

Foramen Spinosum: Middle Meningeal A.

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13
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The Sella Turcic aka the “Turkish Saddle” is the cranial depression on the superior portion of the sphenoid b. What sits on this saddle?

A

Pituitary gland

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14
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Which of the following structures of the Ethmoid B. forms the medial wall of the orbit?

A. Crista Galli

B. Orbital PLate

C. Perpendicular Plate

D. Ethmoidal Labrynth with Superior and Middle Nasal Concha

A

rbital PLate

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15
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Which of the following correctly describes a Le Fort I Fracture?

A. Horizontal fracture of the Maxilla, localized to the alveolar process of the Maxilla

B. Fracture partially through orbit with damage going up to the zygomatic maxillary suture (central part of face seperates from cranium)

C. Horizontal fracture through the superior orbital fissures, through the greater wings of sphenoid and frontozygomatic sutures (Zygomatic bones seperate from the rest of the cranium)

D. None of the above

A

Horizontal fracture of the Maxilla, localized to the alveolar process of the Maxilla

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16
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Which of the following correctly describes a Le Fort II Fracture?

A. Horizontal fracture of the Maxilla, localized to the alveolar process of the Maxilla

B. Fracture partially through orbit with damage going up to the zygomatic maxillary suture (central part of face seperates from cranium)

C. Horizontal fracture through the superior orbital fissures, through the greater wings of sphenoid and frontozygomatic sutures (Zygomatic bones seperate from the rest of the cranium)

D. None of the above

A

Fracture partially through orbit with damage going up to the zygomatic maxillary suture (central part of face seperates from cranium)

17
Q

Which of the following correctly describes a Le Fort III Fracture?

A. Horizontal fracture of the Maxilla, localized to the alveolar process of the Maxilla

B. Fracture partially through orbit with damage going up to the zygomatic maxillary suture (central part of face seperates from cranium)

C. Horizontal fracture through the superior orbital fissures, through the greater wings of sphenoid and frontozygomatic sutures (Zygomatic bones seperate from the rest of the cranium)

D. None of the above

A

Horizontal fracture through the superior orbital fissures, through the greater wings of sphenoid and frontozygomatic sutures (Zygomatic bones seperate from the rest of the cranium)

18
Q

Which of the following structures are found in the anterior cranial fossa?

A. Cribiform plate and lesser wings of sphenoid

B. Cribiform plate and greater wings of sphenoid

C. Sella Turcica, foramen ovale, and petroud ring of temporal bone

D. Jugular foramen and foramen magnum

A

Cribiform plate and lesser wings of sphenoid

19
Q

Which of the following structures are found in the middle cranial fossa?

A. Cribiform plate and lesser wings of sphenoid

B. Cribiform plate and greater wings of sphenoid

C. Sella Turcica, foramen ovale, and petroud ring of temporal bone

D. Jugular foramen and foramen magnum

A

Sella Turcica, foramen ovale, and petroud ring of temporal bone

20
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The Lacrimal groove is part of the Lacrimal B. (makes up medial wall of each orbit) is the passageway for what duct?

A

Nasolacrimal duct

21
Q

What portion of the Vomer articulates with the sphenoid B.?

What part of the Vomer forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum?

A

Ala

Vertical Plate

22
Q

Which of the following correctly characterizes the Perpendicular Plate of the Palatine Bone?

A. Medial floor of orbit

B. Posterior portion of hard palate

C. Lateral wall of nasal cavity

A

Lateral wall of nasal cavity

23
Q

Which of the following correctly characterizes the Horizontal PLate of the Palatine Bone?

A. Medial floor of orbit

B. Posterior portion of hard palate

C. Lateral wall of nasal cavity

A

Posterior portion of hard palate

24
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T/F: The Orbital Process of the Palatine B. forms part of the medial floor of the orbit

A

True

25
Q

Which of the following structures of the maxilla forms the posterior portion of the hard palate?

A. Palatine Process

B. Incisive Foramen

C. Alveolar process

D. Maxillary sinus

A

Palatine Process

26
Q

The Incisve foramen of the maxilla seperates what two structures?

A. Hard palate from soft palate

B. Hard palate from posterior nasal spine

C. Soft palate from anterior nasal spine

D. Hard palate from anterior nasal spine

A

Hard palate from anterior nasal spine

27
Q

What is the largest paranasal sinus in the skull?

A

Maxillary sinus

28
Q

All of the following concha are part of the ethmoid bone, EXCEPT for which of the following that is considered it’s own seperate bone?

A. Superior Nasal Concha

B. Middle Nasal Concha

C. Inferior Nasal Concha

A

Inferior Nasal Concha

29
Q

How many bones make up the orbital complex?

A

7

30
Q

What 3 bones make up the floor of the orbit?

A. Frontal process of maxilla, Lacrimal B., Lateral Mass of ethmoid B.

B. Perpendicular plate of palatine B, ORbital surface of maxilla, zygomatic B

C. Orbital surface of zygmotic B, greater wing of sphenoid, Zygomatic process of frontal B.

D. Lesser wing of sphenoid B. and Frontal B.

A

Perpendicular Plate of Palatine B.

Orbital surface of Maxilla

Zygomatic B.

31
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What 3 bones make up the lateral wall of the orbit?

A. Frontal process of maxilla, Lacrimal B., Lateral Mass of ethmoid B.

B. Perpendicular plate of palatine B, ORbital surface of maxilla, zygomatic B

C. Orbital surface of zygmotic B, greater wing of sphenoid, Zygomatic process of frontal B.

D. Lesser wing of sphenoid B. and Frontal B.

A

Zygomatic Process of Frontal B.

Greater Wing of Sphenoid B.

ORbital Surface of Zygomatic B.

32
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What 2 bones make up the roof of the orbit?

A. Frontal process of maxilla, Lacrimal B., Lateral Mass of ethmoid B.

B. Perpendicular plate of palatine B, ORbital surface of maxilla, zygomatic B

C. Orbital surface of zygmotic B, greater wing of sphenoid, Zygomatic process of frontal B.

D. Lesser wing of sphenoid B. and Frontal B.

A

Lesser wing of Sphenoid B.

Frontal B.

33
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What 3 bones make up the medial wall of the orbit?

A. Frontal process of maxilla, Lacrimal B., Lateral Mass of ethmoid B.

B. Perpendicular plate of palatine B, ORbital surface of maxilla, zygomatic B

C. Orbital surface of zygmotic B, greater wing of sphenoid, Zygomatic process of frontal B.

D. Lesser wing of sphenoid B. and Frontal B.

A

Frontal Process of maxilla

Lacrimal B.

Lateral Mass of Ethmoid B.

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