A&P1 chapter 7 homework

How many bones make up the nasal septum?

2 The nasal septum is composed of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid and the vomer.

Identify the location of the sphenoid bone.

Floor of the skull

Name the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes.

Foramen magnum

What part of the nasal cavity is formed by the nasal septum?

Forms the medial wall of the nasal cavity.

Identify the large suture on the posterior surface of the skull at the border of the occipital bone.

Lambdoid

Identify the region of the sphenoid bone that contains the optic canal.

Lesser wings

Which region of the mandible articulates with the cranium?

Mandibular condyle

Which landmark is not visible from an anterior view?

Mandibular foramina

Name the U shaped border found between the mandibular condyle and the coronoid process.

Mandibular notch

The region of the mandible that anchors the coronoid process is the:

Mandibular ramus

Nerves and blood vessels pass through the _____ to reach the chin.

Mental foramina

Identify the area of the occipital bone that articulates with the vertebral column.

Occipital condyles

Identify the landmark that is not part of the sphenoid bone.

Olfactory foramina

Identify the part of the ethmoid bone that contributes to the nasal septum.

Perpendicular plate

Identify the location of the occipital bone.

Posterior surface and base of the cranium

The nasal septum occupies which anatomic plane?

Sagittal

Identify the region of the sphenoid bone in contact with the pituitary gland.

Sella turcica

The sphenoid bone contains a sinus.

True

Which bone forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum?

Vomer

The occipital bone forms part of the:

cranium