Skull and Foramina

Question 1

which skull bones are formed via endochondral bone growth and not intramembranous?

Answer 1

sphenoid, ethmoid, and occipital

Question 2

what is the one synovial joint in the skull?

Answer 2

the temporomandibular joint

Question 3

Which nerve passes through the ethmoid conchae?

Answer 3

olfactory (I)

Question 4

What nerve(s) pass through the optic canal?

Answer 4

optic (II)

Question 5

what nerve passes through the orbital fissure?

Answer 5

oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV), the opthalamic branch of trigeminal (IV), and abucent (VI)

Question 6

what nerve passes through the stylomastoid foramen?

Answer 6

facial (VII)

Question 7

what nerve passes through the internal acoustic meatus?

Answer 7

facial (VII) and vestibulocochlear (VIII)

Question 8

what nerve passes through the jugular foramen?

Answer 8

the glossopharangyeal (IX), vagus (X), Accessory (XI)

Question 9

what nerve passes through the hypoglossal canal?

Answer 9

hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Question 10

olfactory passes through the

Answer 10

ethmoid conchae

Question 11

optic passes through the

Answer 11

optic canal

Question 12

oculomotor passes through the

Answer 12

orbital fissure

Question 13

the trochlear passes through the

Answer 13

orbital fissure

Question 14

the ophthalmic branch of trigeminal passes through the

Answer 14

orbital fissure

Question 15

the maxillary branch of trigeminal passes through the

Answer 15

round window

Question 16

the mandibular branch of trigeminal passes through thr

Answer 16

oval window

Question 17

the abducent passes through

Answer 17

the orbital fissure

Question 18

the facial passes through the

Answer 18

internal acusic meatus, and the stylomastoid foramen

Question 19

the vestibulochoclear passes through the

Answer 19

jugular foramen

Question 20

the glossopharangyeal passes through the

Answer 20

jugular foramen

Question 21

the vagus passes through the

Answer 21

jugular

Question 22

accessory passes through the

Answer 22

jugular and foramen magnum

Question 23

the hypoglossal passes through thr

Answer 23

hypoglossal canal

Question 24

the olfactory nerve is responsible for

Answer 24

sensing smell

Question 25

optic nerve nerve is responsible for

Answer 25

sight, somatic afferent

Question 26

the vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for

Answer 26

somatic afferent of inner ear and cochlea

Question 27

the trochlear nerve is responsible for

Answer 27

somatic efferent, the dorsal oblique muscles of the eyes

Question 28

the abducent nerve is responsible for

Answer 28

somatic efferent, control retractor bulbi muscles and lateral rectus muscles of the eyes

Question 29

the hypoglossal nerve is responsible for

Answer 29

somatic efferent tongue movements

Question 30

the oculomotor nerve is responsible for

Answer 30

somatic efferent to some eye muscles, viseral efferent to the ciliary muscles controlling the lens and the pupil constritors

Question 31

the trigeminal nerve is responsible for

Answer 31

somatic afferent from orbit/frontal area, infraorbital areas, nasal and maxillary areas, mandibular areas

somatic efferent for muscles of mastication

Question 32

the facal nerve nerve is responsible for

Answer 32

visercal efferent to lacrimal glands

special viceral afferent from taste buds

somatic efferent to muscles of facial expression

Question 33

the glossopharangyeal nerve is responsible for

Answer 33

somatic efferent to muscles, visercal efferent to salivary glands, viserval afferent from tongue, special viseral afferent from tongue

Question 34

the vagus nerve is responsible for

Answer 34

visceral afferent and efferent to thorax and gut

somatic efferent to muscles of vocalization

somatic afferent to ear