WQ Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

The sphenoid and ethmoid are part of the:

cranial bones

The bone feature that is part of the ethmoid bone and serves as a passageway to the olfactory nerves is referred to as:

cribriform plate

The _______ is an anterior portion of the cribriform that extends superiorly into the cranium.

crista galli

A foramen is:

round passageway for blood vessels and nerves

The distinguishing characteristics of a thoracic vertebrae are:

superior, inferior and transverse costal facets