Skull Quiz Flashcards
Which of the following bones are contained within the calvaria?
1.) frontal
2.) ethmoid
3.) occipital
a.) 1 and 3
b.) 1, 2 and 3
c.) 1 and 2
d.) 2 and 3
a.) 1 and 3
The pituitary gland (hypophysis cerebri) is associated with and protected by the __________ bone.
a.) ethmoid
b.) sphenoid
c.) temporal
d.) palatine
b.) sphenoid
Which of the following bones is part of the floor of the cranium?
a.) parietal
b.) temporal
c.) occipital
d.) frontal
b.) temporal
The posterior half of the base of the skull is formed by which bone?
a.) sphenoid
b.) occipital
c.) temporal
d.) parietal
b.) occipital
The widest point of the skull is located on the ____________ bone.
a.) parietal
b.) frontal
c.) temporal
d.) occipital
a.) parietal
The petromastoid portion is a part of which bone?
a.) occipital
b.) ethmoid
c.) sphenoid
d.) temporal
d.) temporal
The spinal cord exits the brain through the:
a.) occipital protuberance
b.) foramen magnum
c.) hypoglossal canal
d.) basilar part
b.) foramen magnum
The anterior clinoid process is found on the:
sphenoid
The inion is found on the:
occipital
The crisa galli is found on the:
ethmoid
The mastoid portion is found on the:
temporal
The dorsum sella is found on the:
sphenoid
The foramen magnum is found on the:
occipital
The foramen ovulae is found on the:
sphenoid
The perpendicular plate is found on the:
ethmoid
