Bones of the Head Quiz

Temporal bones:

External auditory meatus: collects soundwaves and channels them into the ear canal

Mandibular fossa: cavity that enables the interaction with the mandibular condyle

Mastoid process: provides area of attachment for muscles in the hea

Styloid process: allows the movement of the tongue, mandible, and more

Zygomatic process: protection of the eye, provides articulation for mandible

Process: a projection from

Ethmoid bones:

Crista Galli: Separates the olfactory bulbs

Cribriform plate: transmits nerves that carry the sense of smell

Perpendicular plate: assists in the forming of the septum

Superior/middle nasal concha: increase the surface area in order to provide warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lungs

Maxilla:

Alveolar process: holds tooth sockets

Palantine process: helps build the 3 cavities of the skull (oral cavity, nasal cavity, and orbits)