Exercise #9

What is the name of the bony process posterior to the earlobe

Mastoid process

The upper teeth are held together by the

Maxilla

What bone is not located in the orbit

Temporal

What is the common name for the zygomatic bone

Cheek bone

The eyebrows are superficial to what bone

Frontal bone

What are the names of the of the major paranasal sinuses

Frontal, Ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary

The sagittal suture separates the ________ from the _______

Left parietal and right parietal

The hard plate is made up of what bones

Maxilla and palatine bone

Based on what you know about the maxillary sinus, why would a significant impact to the maxilla create a more difficult situation for healing than would the fracture of a long bone

More bones attached to maxilla to worry about healing; Sinus of maxilla problems; Hard to stabilize to heal.

What are the names of the bones that surround the opening of the nose

Nasal bones and maxilla

In what bone would you find the foramen magnum

Occipital bone

Which one of the frontanels is the most dorsal

Posterior

Name all the frontals in the fetal of the skull

Posterior Fontanel Anterior Fontanel Mastoid Sphenoid

The sella turcica is found in what bone

Sphenoid bone

What is the name of the bone that makes up most of the temple

Temporal bone

The mandible fits into what part of the temporal bone to form the jaw joint

The mandibular fossa

What bone is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone in the orbit

The sphenoid

Which bone is not a paired bone of the skull

Vomer

What are the two bony structures that make up the nasal septum

perpendicular plate and ethmoid