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The Skull and Its Landmarks Flashcards

1
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What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?

A

Frontal bone

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2
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Which bone contains the external auditory meatus and mastoid process?

A

Temporal bone

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3
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Which bone forms the lower jaw?

A

Mandible

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4
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What is the name of the bone that forms the back and base of the skull?

A

Occipital bone

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5
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Which bone is located between the frontal and occipital bones?

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Parietal bone

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6
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What is the name of the bone that contains the sphenoid sinuses?

A

Sphenoid bone

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7
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Which bone houses the pituitary gland?

A

Sphenoid bone

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8
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What is the name of the bone that forms the bridge of the nose?

A

Nasal bone

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9
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Which bone is located at the base of the skull and articulates with the first cervical vertebra?

A

Atlas (C1)

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10
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What is the name of the bone that forms the cheekbones?

A

Zygomatic bone

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11
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Which bone contains the cribriform plate through which olfactory nerves pass?

A

Ethmoid bone

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12
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What is the name of the bone that forms the upper jaw?

A

Maxilla

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13
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Which bone houses the middle and inner ear structures?

A

Temporal bone

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14
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What is the name of the bone that forms the posterior part of the hard palate?

A

Palatine bone

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15
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Which bone contains the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord passes?

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Occipital bone

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16
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What is the name of the bone that forms the bridge of the nose and part of the eye sockets?

A

Ethmoid bone

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17
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Which bone articulates with the mandible to form the temporomandibular joint?

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Temporal bone

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18
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What is the name of the bone that forms the back of the skull and part of the base of the skull?

A

Occipital bone

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19
Q

Which bone contains the sella turcica that houses the pituitary gland?

A

Sphenoid bone

20
Q

What is the name of the bone that forms the nasal septum?

A

Vomer bone

21
Q

Which bone forms the posterior part of the hard palate and part of the nasal cavity?

A

Palatine bone

22
Q

What is the name of the bone that forms the lower lateral wall of the eye socket?

A

Zygomatic bone

23
Q

Which bone contains the lacrimal fossa for the lacrimal gland?

A

Frontal bone

24
Q

What is the name of the bone that forms the anterior part of the hard palate?

A

Maxilla

25
Q

What are the bones of the cranium ?

A

Sphenoid
Temporal
Ethmoid
Parietal
Occipital
Frontal

26
Q

What are the two sections of the skull?

A

Neurocranium
Viscerocranium

27
Q

How many cranial bones are there ?

A

8

28
Q

How many facial bones are there ?

A

14

29
Q

What’s are the five types of neurocranium sutures ?

A

Coronal suture
Sagittal suture
Lamboid suture
Squamous suture
Metopic suture (if present)

30
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

A

Personality
Behaviour
Emotions
Judgement
Speech and writing
Body movement
Inteligence self awareness

31
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for?

A

Interprets language and words
Sense of touch pain temp
Interprets signals from vision, hearing sensory and memory
Spatial and visual awareness

32
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

A

Interprets vision ( colour, light and movement)

33
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

A

Understanding language
Memory
Hearing
Sequencing and organising

34
Q

What are the bones of the viscerocranium?

A

Vomer
Conchaea
Nasal
Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
Zygomatic
Lacrimal

35
Q

What are the three depressions of the intracranial fossae ?

A

Anterior cranial fossa
Middle cranial fossa
Posterior cranial fossa

36
Q

The pterygopalatine fossa is associated with which anaesthesia?

A

Infiltrations

37
Q

Which cranial bone houses the foramen magnum?

A

The occipital bone

38
Q

Is the cranial cavity made up of flat and irregular bones

Yes or no?

A

Yes

39
Q

Crista galli are a feature of which bone ?

A

Ethmoid bone

40
Q

Where would you find the foramen ovale and what important structure passes through this?

A

Sphenoid bone
Transmits the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve from the cranial fossa to the Infratemporal fossa

41
Q

What does the Infratemporal fossa serve as a passage way for which nerve ?

A

Mandibular nerve

42
Q

What bone is the most fragile bone of the skull?

A

Lacrimal bone

43
Q

The hyoid bone is involved in what?

A

Speech and swallowing

44
Q

Which bone is anterior to the temporal bone ?
A parietal
B sphenoid
C occipital

A

B sphenoid

45
Q

Is the mandible a paired bone ?

A

No

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