Surface Bones of the Cranium

Question 1

The geometric form of the normal skull is

Answer 1

Oval from 3 views, front, side, and top

Question 2

The width of the skull is

Answer 2

2/3 its length

Question 3

Variations of form are because of enlarged

Answer 3

width or length

Question 4

Comparatively male skulls are

Answer 4

thicket, larger, and more prominent than female skulls

Question 5

Changes resulting from the loss of teeth

Answer 5

Reduction in vertical length and alteration of the angles of the jaw

Question 6

Bones of the skull as classified in the study of osteology

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Flat bones

Question 7

Bones of the skull are locked together by means of

Answer 7

Sutures

Question 8

The lower jaw is not held by sutures, but by

Answer 8

Muscles and tendons

Question 9

The skull is divided into two major sections

Answer 9

The cranium and the face

Question 10

Encloses the brain; larger, simpler bones

Answer 10

The cranium

Question 11

More Complex in form

Answer 11

Face

Question 12

Restorative art studies bones which

Answer 12

Influence surface form or contribute to a restoration

Question 13

1
Cradle for the brain
Lowest part of the back and base of the skull

Answer 13

Occipital Bone

Question 14

Large opening which permits the entry of the spinal cord

May be used to restore a decapitation

Answer 14

Foramen Magnum

Question 15

2

Form the superior portion of the sides and back of the cranium as well as 2/3 of the roof

Answer 15

Parietal Bones

Question 16

Widest part of the cranium is measured between these

Answer 16

Parietal Eminences

Question 17

Where both parietal bones join at the highest part of the cranial dome

Answer 17

Saggital Suture

Question 18

2

Create the lower portion of the sides and base of the cranium

Answer 18

Temporal Bones

Question 19

Vertical surface of temporal bone

Answer 19

Squama

Question 20

Widest part of the face is between the arches
Divides the ears length in 2 equal parts
May be used to locate the correct position of a modeled ear

Answer 20

Zygomatic Arch

Question 21

Socket for the mandible

Lies directly anterior to the ear passage

Answer 21

Mandibular Fossa

Question 22

Posterior part of the temporal bone
Under the lobe of the ear
Serves as the attachment of the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Answer 22

Mastoid Process

Question 23

This is the widest part of the neck

Answer 23

Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 24

Opening of the ear passage

Is the keyston for accurate location of a modeled ear

Answer 24

External Auditory Meatus

Question 25

1

Forms the forehead and anterior portion of the roof of the skull

Answer 25

Frontal Bone

Question 26

From the eyesockets to the frontal eminences

Answer 26

Forehead

Question 27

From the frontal eminences to the parietal bones

Answer 27

Crown

Question 28

Located on the crown of the head above the frontal eminences

Answer 28

Hairline

Question 29

2

Upper part of the forehead

Answer 29

Frontal eminences

Question 30

2
Lower part of the forehead
Lie above the medial ends of the eyebrows

Answer 30

Superciliary Arch

Question 31

1

A smooth elevation between the superciliary arches

Answer 31

Glabella

Question 32

2

The upper rim of the eyesocket

Answer 32

Supraorbital margin

Question 33

Slightly raised curving ridge

Marks the end of the forehead and the beginning of the temporal region

Answer 33

Line of the temple