Bio lecture 8 reading
The lateral walls of the nasal cavity give rise to scroll-like bones called the nasal __________.
conchae
The largest cavity in the skull that encloses the brain is the ______________ cavity.
cranial
The perforated part of the ethmoid bone that forms the roof of the nasal cavity is called the __________ plate.
cribriform
The hyoid bone consists of a body, and two horn like projections called ______.
greater and lesser horns
The bone in the neck that does not articulate with any other bone is the ________ bone.
hyoid
The opening indicated in the figure is the __________ foramen.
jugular
The ______ is an irregular opening for the jugular vein just medial to styloid process.
jugular foramen
The ______ foramen is a hole that provides passage for a nerve, artery, and vein above the margin of the eye.
supraorbital
Which bone is located in the neck and does not articulate with any other bone?
Hyoid
The auditory ossicles include which of the following?
Incus Malleus Stapes
Which opening is marked on the figure?
Infraorbital foramen
Identify the opening indicated in the figure.
Jugular foramen
Identify the labeled bone.
Mandible
Which of following is a true statement and explains why the number of bones varies with age?
Many bones fuse together during development, resulting in fewer bones in the adult.
Name the four prominent fontanels. Select all that apply.
Mastoid Sphenoid Posterior Anterior
Name the bone indicated on the figure.
Maxilla
The infraorbital foramen is in which bone?
Maxilla
Name the scroll-like bones that project into the nasal cavity.
Nasal conchae
The arrow is indicating which bone?
Occipital
Which bone forms the back of the skull?
Occipital
Which of the following add resonance to the voice and lighten the anterior portion of the skull?
Paranasal sinuses
Identify the bone indicated by the arrow.
Parietal
Which bone is indicated in the figure?
Parietal Bone
Which cranial bones are paired?
Parietal and temporal
Which best describes the cribriform plate?
Perforated bone area that forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Which type of bone forms within a tendon due to stress?
Sesamoid
List the paranasal sinuses.
Sphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, maxillary
What are the paranasal sinuses?
Sphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, maxillary
The foramen magnum is a hole for the passage of which of the following?
Spinal cord
What structure passes through the foramen magnum?
Spinal cord
A sharp, slender, or narrow process of a bone is called a ______.
Spine
List the sutures surrounding the parietal bones.
Squamous Lambdoid Coronal Sagittal
Name the term used to describe a groove in which is located a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel.
Sulcus
Which nasal conchae has sensory cells of smell?
Superior
The hole marked on the figure is called the ___________ foramen.
Supraorbital
The bone indicated in the figure is the _____________ bone.
Temporal
Which bones are classified as cranial bones?
Temporal Ethmoid Sphenoid Parietal Occipital Frontal
The axial skeleton can be defined as which of the following?
The bones of the supporting central axis of the body
The sagittal, squamous, coronal, and lambdoid sutures border the ___________ bone.
parietal
The suture between the parietal bones is the ______ suture.
sagittal
The patella is an example of a ______________ bone, one that forms within a tendon due to stress.
sesamoid
How many bones are typically in the adult skeleton?
206
What are the names of the three cranial fossae?
Anterior, middle, and posterior
The __________ skeleton is colored green in this figure.
Appendicular
The malleus, incus, and stapes are which of the following?
Auditory ossicles
The skull, vertebral column, and rib cage comprise the_________ skeleton.
Axial
The cranial cavity encloses which of the following?
Brain
Name the term for the group of bones that form the roof and walls of the skull.
Calvaria
The skullcap that forms the roof and walls of the skull is called which of the following?
Calvaria
Which term refers to the bony structure that surrounds the brain?
Cranium
What is the term for a slit through a bone?
Fissure
Which term refers to the spaces located between unfused cranial bones during early development?
Fontanelles
Which of the following terms refers to the large hole in the base of the skull that allows the spinal cord to enter the cranial cavity?
Foramen magnum
The _____________ bone is indicated by the arrow.
Frontal
Which bone is indicated on the figure?
Frontal
Which bones form the cranium?
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, ethmoid, sphenoid
What color is the appendicular skeleton in this figure?
Green
Which term refers to a prominent expanded end of a bone that is sometimes rounded?
Head
A tooth socket is a(n) _______.
alveolus
The foramen ___________ is a large hole where the spinal cord enters the cranium.
magnum
The opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord exits the cranial cavity is the foramen ___________
magnum
The cribriform foramina of the cribriform plate are passageways for ______.
olfactory nerves