Osteology

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• 11 paired and 6 single bones compose the skull

The total number of bones that compose the skull is?

Wormian

Bones that are small, irregularly shaped, and found along sutures are called?

Viscerocranium

Which of the following is NOT a regional division of the cranium?

• Cranial vault

• Cranial cavity

• Viscerocranium

• Acoustic skeleton

Superior

Norma verticalis is the depiction of the skull by observing it from which view?

Sphenoid

Which is NOT a paired bone of the skull?

• Nasal

• Maxilla

• Lacrimal

• Sphenoid

Frontal

Which bone does NOT articulate with the occipital bone?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Sphenoid

Sphenoid

Which angle of the parietal bone is located at the pterion?

Sagittal

Which suture is located where the bilateral halves of the parietal bones meet?

Temporal

The styloid process is a projection from which bone?

Magnum

Which foramen is NOT associated with the sphenoid bone?

• Ovale

• Magnum

• Spinosum

• Rotundum

Palatine

The zygomatic bone does NOT contain which process?

• Frontal

• Palatine

• Maxillary

• Temporal

Posterior

Which border of the vomer does not articulate with any other bone?

Alveolar

Which maxillary process supports the teeth?

Condylar process

Which part of the mandible articulates with the temporal bone?

Occipital

Which bone is NOT seen from the norma frontalis view?

Cecum

Which foramen is located between the ethmoid and frontal bones?

Incisive

Which foramen can only be seen from the inferior view of the cranial base?

Sphenoid

The optic canal is located in which bone?

Optic

Which nerve does NOT pass through the superior orbital fissure?

• Optic

• Trochlear

• Abducens

• Oculomotor

7

The number of cervical vertebrae present is

C2

Which cervical vertebra is known as the axis?

C7

The spinous process is bifid in all EXCEPT which cervical vertebrae?

C1

Which cervical vertebra does NOT have a body?

Transverse

Which major internal ligament of the cervical vertebrae holds the dens in contact with the anterior arch in the atlas?

Orbital

Which portion of the frontal bone forms the floor of the anterior cranial fossa?

Condyles

Which feature of the occipital bone articulates with the atlas?

Alveolar process

Which is NOT a portion of the squamous part of the temporal bone?

• Temporal

• Glenoid fossa

• Alveolar process

• Zygomatic process

Body

In which of the 4 parts of the sphenoid bone is the optic canal found?