Unit III

Question 1

two bones on the upper sides of the skull, eventually fused together

Answer 1

parietal bone

Question 2

bone that occupies the back of the skull

Answer 2

occipital bone

Question 3

where the cervical vertebra atlas makes contact with the skull

Answer 3

occipital condyles

Question 4

found superior to the occipital condyles, this houses the cranial nerve XII

Answer 4

hypoglossal canal

Question 5

allows passage of the spinal cord from the brain stem to the vertebral canal; medial of condyles

Answer 5

foramen magnum

Question 6

passageway for the ____ vein and cranial nerves IX, X, and XI… lateral to condyles

Answer 6

jugular foramen

Question 7

square projection that is a region of the occipital bone

Answer 7

basilar portion

Question 8

hole that borders the basilar occipital, temporal, and sphenoidal bones of the skull. Houses the nerve and artery of the pterygoid canal

Answer 8

foramen lacerum

Question 9

two cranial bones that are situated on the inferior and lateral sides of the skull

Answer 9

temporal bone

Question 10

most medial part of the temporal bone, this portion houses the components of the inner ear

Answer 10

petrous portion