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which of the following lists contains only facial bones?
a. mandible, maxilla, nasal, zygomatic
b. frontal, occipital, zygomatic, parietal
c. occipital, sphenoid, temporal, lacrimal
d.frontal, parietal, occipital, sphenoid
a
2. The unpaired facial bones include
a. lacrimal and nasal
b. vomer and mandible
c. maxilla and mandible
d. zygomatic and palatine
b
The boundaries between skull bones are immovable joints called
sutures.
the joint between the frontal and parietal bones is correctly called the ______ suture
coronal
Blood vessels that drain blood from the head pass through the
jugular foramina
cervical vertebrae can usually be distinguished form other vertebrae by the presence of
transverse foramina
the side walls of the vertebral foramen are formed by the
pedicles
the parts of the vertebra that transfers weight along the axis of the vertebral columns are the
body
what bones make up the cranium? 7
1. occipital
2. frontal
3. sphenoid
4. ethmoid
5. paired pareital
6. paired temporal
what bones constitute the orbital complex? 8
1. sphenoid
2. frontal bone
3. ethmoid
4. lacrimal
5. maxilla
6. palatine
7. zygomatic
What is the primary function of the vomer?
forms anterior/inferior portion of the bony nasal septum that separates right and left nasal cavities.
Which bones contain the paranasal sinuses? 5
frontal bone
sphenoid
ethmoid
palatine
maxilla
What is the relationship between temporal bone and ear?
temporal bone encloses inner ear. middle ear in typanic cavity in this area. external acoustic meatus ends at typanic membrane > inner ear. mastoid air cells w/i mastoid process connected to typanic cavity.
What is the relationship between ethmoid and nasal cavity?
ethmoid: superior surface of of nasal cavity
olfactory foramina w/i cribriform plate of ethmoid allows neurons associated with sense of smell to extend into nasal cavity
why is it important ot keep your back straight when lifting heavy objects?
keeps weight aligned along the axis of vertebral column > transfer to lower limbs. Bending back would strian muscles and ligaments > inc. injury risk
The atlas can be distinguished by other vertebrae by
AL OF THESE
1. presence of anterior and posterior vertebral arches
2. lack of a body
3. presence of superior facets and inferior articular facets
What purpose to fontanelles serve during birth?
they are fibrous connections between cranial bones that allow the skull to distort without damage during delivery through birth canal
The secondary spinal curves
help position the body weight over the legs
When you rotate your head to look at one side,
the atlas rotates on the dens of the axis
Imporper adiministration of CPR can force the ____ into the liver.
xiphoid process
jane has URI and begins to feel pain in her teeth. this is a good indication that the infection is located in the
maxillary sinuses