Lab in person quiz (skull bones)

This single bone of the skull underlies the area we commonly call the forehead.

frontal

________ a superior projection on the ________ bone, attaches to the dura mater and secures the brain within the skull.

crista galli, ethmoid

The midline suture marking the articulation of the two parietal bones is called the ________ suture.

sagittal

The foramen magnum is located in which bone of the skull?

occipital

These large paired bones form most of the lateral and superior walls of the cranial vault (calvaria).

parietal

These are the cheekbones of the face.

zygomantics

Which bone is not a part of the orbit?

nasal

The ________ is the only facial bone with a sinus.

maxilla

Fontanels are ________.

fibrous membranes in a fetal skull

The hypophyseal fossa of the sella turcica, surrounds the pituitary gland, and is a part of the ________ bone.

sphenoid

This foramen lies between the temporal and occipital bones on the inferior surface of the skull. A major vein and several cranial nerves pass through it.

Jugular foramen

These keystone bones of the face contact all other facial bones except the mandible.

Maxillae

These facial bones increase the ability of the nasal passageways to warm and humidify incoming air.

inferior nasal conchae

What is ultimately the fate of fontanels in a child or an adult skull?

They eventually ossify and become sutures.

These small paired bones of the orbit contain a passageway through which tears pass.

lacrimal

The skeleton is constructed of two types of tissue,

bone and cartilage.

Bones of the skeleton are connected at junctions called

articulations

Which of the following bone markings helps form joints?

head

The epiphyses of long bones are

filled with spongy bone

Which of the following bones belongs to the axial skeleton?

sternum

The axial skeleton can be divided into the ______, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage.

skull

A fontanelle: 

all of the above

The epiphyses of long bones are

filled with spongy bone

The skull and the cranium are the same thing.

False

Eight bones make up the ______, which encloses and protects the brain.

cranium