Cranium Part 1

Holy Foramens

1

This foramen can be seen in an Inferior view of the Occipital bone

Foramen Magnum

2

The Mental Foramens are found in this bone.

Mandible

3

What Foramen can be found in the Palatine process of the maxilla?

Incisive Foramen

4

The Supraorbital Foramen can be seen in an anterior view of which bone?

Frontal bone

5

Blood vessels and nerves are transmitted through which foramen located on the roof of your mouth?

Greater Palatine Foramen

What Have You Heard

1

The External acoustic meatus is a passageway through which bone?

Temporal bone

2

This internal meatus transmits branches of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves, and blood vessels

Internal acoustic meatus

3

Three bones make up this section of your ear

Middle ear

4

The common name for this ear bone is "hammer", what is its Latin term?

Malleus

5

When transmitting sound to your your inner ear, this bone pounds against the oval window

Stapes

Potent Processes

1

Muscles associated with the tongue and pharynx are anchored by this process

Styloid

2

Found in the Mandibular and Maxillary bones, the Alveolar processes house these structures

Teeth

3

The coronoid process provides muscle attachment to assist in this action

Chewing

4

Found below the external auditory meatus on the temporal bone, this process provides an attachment for muscles in the neck

Mastoid

5

The temporal process is located on this bone

Zygomatic

Meeting Places

1

Despite their lack of nobility, everyone has this suture.

Coronal

2

The Greek letter lambda has found its way between which bones at the posterior of your cranium?

Occipital and Parietal

3

Your birthday may fall within the sign of this suture

Sagittal

4

This suture can be found between the Temporal and Parietal bones

Squamosal

5

The Maxillary bones fuse along this suture

Palatine