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34 Cards in this Set
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Which suture is found between the parietal bones?
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sagittal
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An opening in a bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass is a?
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foramen
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Which bone contains the mastoid foramen, stylomastoid foramen, and carotid foramen?
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temporal bone
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The lambdoidal suture is found between?
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parietal and occipital bones
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Which of the following bones has a styloid process?
A. ethmoid B. temporal C. sphenoid D. occipital |
temporal
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The foramen magnum is found in the?
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occipital bone
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Small bones found within tendons where there is considerable physical stress are called?
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sesamoid bones
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The squamous suture lies between the __ and __ bones.
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parietal and temporal
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Which of the following is associated with the ethmoid bone?
A. superior orbital fissure B. perpendicular plate C. sella turcica D. foramen ovale |
B. perpendicular plate
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Paranasal sinuses are located in which bone?
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mandible
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A prominence above a condyle is a/an
A. fossa B. crest C. epicondyle D. tuberosity |
C. epicondyle
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A deep pit or socket such as those which contain the teeth is a/an
A. sulcus B. alveolus C. facet D. condyle |
B. alveolus
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Besides the auditory ossicles, the only moveable bone of the skull is the
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mandible
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Which of these bones is a cranial bone?
A. mandible B. zygomatic bone C. maxilla D. frontal bone |
D. frontal bone
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A facial bone that contains the mental foramen is the
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mandible
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Which of the following bones is not part of the skull?
A. occipital bone B. temporal bone C. ethmoid bone D. hyoid bone |
D. hyoid bone
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Which bone of the skull contains a sinus that is very close to the floor of the brain?
A. frontal bone B. sphenoid bone C. occipital bone D. parietal bone |
B. sphenoid bone
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Which bone of the skull articulates with (touches) the vertebral column?
A. occipital bone B. temporal bone C. parietal bone D. hyoid bone |
A. occipital bone
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The internal auditory meatus is an opening where a cranial nerve passes to the inner ear. In what bone is this meatus located?
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D. temporal bone
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If a person slipped on the ice and hit in the back of the head, what bone might most likely be fractured?
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occipital bone
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Soft spots in the skull filled with fibrous connective tissue which will eventually be replaced by bone are called?
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fontanels
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The inferior and superior nuchal lines, points of attachment for muscles, are located on which bone?
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occipital bone
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The sella turcica, located in the sphenoid bone, is a depression where the _____ is located)
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pituitary gland
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How many bones are in the skull?
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22 plus a variable number of sutural bones
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The greater and lesser wings are part of the
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sphenoid bone
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Which bone is surrounded by and touches all of the other bones of the cranial floor?
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sphenoid
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What part of the ethmoid bone forms part of the nasal septum?
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perpendicular plate
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Which bone forms part of the hard palate?
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maxilla
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Which bone contains a duct through which tears drain from the eyelids to the nasal cavity?
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lacrimal bone
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Which bone does NOT make up part of the bony orbit of the eye?
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nasal bone
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The olfactory foramina are located in the ________ bone
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ethmoid
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The hyoid bone is:
A. an short bone B. a long bone C. considered part of the axial skeleton D. one of the sesamoid bones |
C. considered part of the axial skeleton
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Which of the following is NOT a cranial bone?
A. parietal bones B. sphenoid C. maxillae D. temporal bones |
C. maxillae
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The optic foramen travels through the ___________________ bone.
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sphenoid
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