Week 3 - dry room

Question 1

What bones form the pterion?

Answer 1

temporal, sphenoid, parietal, frontal

Question 2

Where are the intracranial venous sinuses found?

Answer 2

inbetween layers of dura

Question 3

What muscles attach to the medial pterygoid plate?

Answer 3

superior constrictor muscle of the pharynx

Question 4

3 advantages of neonate having flexible skull

Answer 4

childbirth
brain growth
protect against falls

Question 5

What type of ossification occurs in flat bones?

Answer 5

intramembranous

Question 6

What type of ossification occurs in irregular bones?

Answer 6

endochondral

Question 7

What age does the anterior fontanelle close?

Answer 7

18 months

Question 8

What age does the posterior fontanelle close?

Answer 8

2-3months

Question 9

What type of epithelium lines the dorsum of the tongue

Answer 9

keratinised stratified squamous

Question 10

Function of myoepithelial cells

Answer 10

to expel secretions from the exocrine glands

Question 11

What salivary gland is mostly serous, mixed and mucous?

Answer 11

serous = parotid
mixed = submandibular 
mucous = sublingual