Axial Ap1 Bones/sutures

Front 1

Coronal Suture

Back 1

where the parietal bones meet the frontal bone anteriorly

Front 2

Sagittal suture

Back 2

where the parietal meets superior at the cranial midline

Front 3

Lamboid suture

Back 3

where the parietal bones meet the occipital one posteriorly

Front 4

Squamous suture

Back 4

there is one on each side and its where parietal bone and temporal bone meet on the lateral aspect of the skull

Front 5

What 8 bones make up the Cranium?

Back 5

1) Frontal
2) parietal (2)
3) Temporal (2)
4) Occipital
5) Sphenoid
6) Ethmoid

Front 6

Suture

Back 6

An immovable fibrous joint; with one exception. All bones of the skull are united by sutures

Front 7

What is the midline articulation of the two parietal bones called?

Back 7

sagittal suture

Front 8

The ___________ ___________ is the opening for the spinal cord.

Back 8

Foramen magnum

Front 9

What are the 14 facial bones?

Back 9

1.) Mandible
2.) Maxillae (2)
3.) Palatine (2)
4.) Zygomatic (2)
5.) Lacrimal (2)
6.) Nasal (2)
7.) Vomer
8.) Inferior nasal conchae (2)

Front 10

with one exception, the skull bones are joined by sutures. Name the exception.

Back 10

With the exception of 2 paired bones (the parietal and temporal), are all single bones.

Front 11

Give two possible functions of the sinuses

Back 11

They lighten the facial bones and act as resonance chambers for speech.