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Skull Bones
Cranial Bones
Facial Bones
Skull Fossae
Bones of Neck
100
How many bones make up the skull?
22
100
What are the cranial bones?
Parietal, Temporal, Ethmoid, Frontal, Occipital, Sphenoid
100
How many facial bones are there?
14
100
Which fossae are present on the external surface of the skull
temporal, infratemporal, and pterygopalatine
100
What is located in the vertebral column between the skull and the thoracic vertebrae?
the cervical vertebrae
200
The bone at the back of the skull is the
occipital bone
200
Which cranial bones are paired?
Parietal and temporal
200
What are the facial bones?
Mandible, Vomer, Inferior Nasal Conchae, Lacrimal, Maxilla, Nasal, Palatine, Zygomatic
200
What fossa contains the mandibular nerve?
the infratemporal fossa
200
What articulates with the skull at the occipital condyles of the occipital bone?
the first cervical vertebra/atlas
300
Which suture extends from the front to the back of the skull at the midline between the parietal bones
the sagittal suture
300
How many cranial bones are there?
8
300
All bones are immovable except for which?
Mandible
300
Which fossa contains the body of the temporalis muscle and area blood vessels and nerves?
the temporal fossa
300
Which bone is suspended in the neck from the styloid process of the temporal bone by the two stylohoid ligaments?
the hyoid bone
400
What is the movable articulation between the temporal bone and the mandible
the temporomandibular joint
400
What structure serves for the attachment of the tongue and pharyngeal muscles and ligaments
the styloid process
400
What is the greatest depression on the anterior border of the ramus
the coronoid notch
400
Which fossa is the smallest?
the pterygopalatine fossa
400
What articulates anteriorly with the anterior arch of the fist cervical vertebrae?
the dens
500
What is the largest opening on the inferior view of the skull
the jugular foramen
500
Which cranial bone resembles a bat with its wings extended
the sphenoid bone
500
What serves as the primary area for the attachment of the muscles of mastication
the ramus
500
What is the entrance route for the maxillary nerve
the foramen rotundum
500
The hyoid bone is necessary for what?
mastication, swallowing, and speech