Billy's Bones and Such
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! It's world cup time, I just scored a 'header' with this bone
What is the Frontal bone?
Latin for 'the one used for chewing.' Makes sense! It is the only movable bone in the skull....kind of
The skull comprises ___ individual bones, grouped into two functional elements
Where the temporal bone meets the mandible
What is the temporomandibular joint?
The 'Hawkeyes' call this county home
What is Johnson County?
The zygomatic arch is made up of these bones
What are the zygomatic and temporal bones?
'Crest of the Rooster?' Not so fast my friend, I'm going to need you to describe that bony landmark using Latin
What is Crista Galli?
All of the bones of the skull in the adult, with the exception of the mandible, are connected by immobile, fibrous joints called __________
What are sutures?
The anterior surface of the Sphenoid bone articulates with this bone
What is the Ethmoid bone?
Clint Eastwood appreciated a particular type of bridge in this county
What is Madison County?
Some bones contain cavities (don't get too excited, different kind of cavity), this one just happened to be the favorite of a certain British surgeon and is the largest of the paranasal cavities
What is the Maxillary sinus? (Antrum of Highmore)
The origin of this word comes from the Latin word for 'slope'
What is Clivus?
The ______ is a flat singular mid-line quadrilateral plate forming the posterior aspect of the nasal septum
What is the Vomer?
The occipital and both parietal bones
This county is home to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
What is Marion County?
Don't cry! I won't get mad if you can name these bones that make up the orbit
What are the frontal, lacrimal, ethmoid, zygomatic, maxillary, palatine, and sphenoid bones?
The origin of this word comes from the Latin word for 'stylus' (apparently a metaphor for male anatomy)
What is Vomer?
The left and right _______ bones project posteriorly from the maxilla as a horizontal plate to form the posterior hard palate
What are the Palatine bones?
Lamina Papyracea articulates superiorly with this bone
What is the Frontal bone?
Is this Heaven? No, it is this county in Iowa depicted in the movie 'Field of Dreams'
What is Delaware or Dubuque County?
The nasal septum incorporates these three bones
What are the ethmoid, vomer, and maxillary bones?
The origin of this word comes from the Latin word for 'mollusk'
What is Concha?
From the superior view, the ethmoid bone articulates with the _______ laterally and _______ posteriorly, whereas from a frontal projection it articulates with the ________ anteriorly and _______ inferiorly.
What are the frontal, sphenoid, nasal, and maxilla bones?
The smallest articulations in the skull connect these bones
What are the malleus, the incus, and the stapes?
This county is named for the 13th Attorney General of the United States, a native Tennesseean....
What is Grundy County?