Cranium
Which division of the cranium is the bony case that houses the brain?
Neurocranium
How many regions make up the vertebral column?
Five
How many ribs are normally found within the human body?
12
True/False: The hyoid bone is involved in pivoting the head?
False
Which two regions of the vertebral column experience lordotic curvatures?
Cervical and lumbar
What is the anatomical term for soft spots found within infant skulls?
Fontanelles
How many vertebrae are in the vertebral column?
33
Which rib articulates with the sternal angle?
Second rib
Which auditory ossicle is also known as the stirrup?
What is the anatomical orientation of vertebral bodies with respect to their spinous processes?
Anterior
What is the name of the landmark where the squamosal suture meets the lambdoidal suture?
Lambda
Which region of vertebrae have a transverse foramen?
Cervical
Which ribs are classified as false ribs?
8-10
What shape is the hyoid bone?
U-shaped
The frontal bone is fused with both the left and right parietal bones at which point?
Bregma
The pterion is a landmark for articulation with which four bones?
Frontal
Parietal
Sphenoid
Temporal
Name the key features of a typical thoracic vertebrae.
Hint: There are three features
Heart-shaped body
Spinous process angled inferiorly
Round vertebral foramen
Name the four components of the thoracic cage.
Ribs
Sternum
Thoracic Vertebrae
Costal Cartilage
What are the three auditory ossicles?
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
Which bone of the neurocranium houses the carotid canal?
Temporal
Name the process on the superior anterior aspect of the mandible.
Coronoid process
A patient arrives at your clinic with an excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region. What is the clinical name for this abnormal curvature?
Kyphosis
A 16-year old male fractures a rib at the fourth thoracic vertebral level. What type of rib is most likely fractured?
True
Where are the auditory ossicles located?
middle ear
Name the five major sutures along with the corresponding bones that they fuse together.
Coronal: Frontal & parietal bones
Sagittal: Left & right parietal bones
Lambdoid: Parietal & occipital bones
Occipitomastoid: Occipital & temporal bones
Squamous: Parietal & temporal bones