Skull and Hyoid

Question 1

Skull

Answer 1

entire bony framework of the head, including the lower jaw. 22 total, fewer as you age

Question 2

Mandible

Answer 2

lower jaw

Question 3

Cranium

Answer 3

The skull without the mandible

Question 4

Cranial Bones

Answer 4

8 total: frontal, parietal (paired), sphenoid, temporal (paired), Occipital, and ethmoid.

Question 5

Facial Bones

Answer 5

14 total: Mandible, maxilla (paired), zygomatic (paired), nasal (paired), lacrimals (paired), palatines (paired), Inferior nasal conchae (paired), and the vormer

Question 6

Auditory Ossicles

Answer 6

Malleus, Incus, and Stapes

Question 7

Foramen Magnum

Answer 7

largest cranial foramina, in the occipital bone, allows the passage of the spinal cord, and vertebral arteries

Question 8

Internal Auditory Meatus

Answer 8

in the temporal lobe, connects to inner ear, allows the passage of facial and vestibulocochlear (auditory) nerves.

Question 9

Optic canal

Answer 9

In the sphenoid bone, allows passage of optic nerve and ophthalmic artery.

Question 10

Temporomandibular Joint

Answer 10

Synovial hinge joint, articulation of mandible to temporal bone, separated by articular disc. Bilateral joint that functions as one unit

Question 11

Hyoid

Answer 11

Only bone in the body that does not articulate with another bone. Allows language, swallowing, and chewing. Has a body, greater horns, and lesser horns

Question 12

Suprahyoid muscles

Answer 12

four pairs of muscles above the hyoid. Elevate the hyoid and lower the mandible