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Monahan
Facial Bones (Skull)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the bone of the lower jaw. | mandible |
| The mental foramina are features of which bone? | mandible |
| The mandibular condyle and coronoid process are features of which bone? | mandible |
| Name the two bones that form the TMJ (temporomandibular joint). | temporal bone and mandible |
| The mandibular condyle of the mandible joins with which feature on the temporal bone to form the TMJ? | mandibular fossa |
| Name the bone that forms the bridge of the nose. | nasal bone |
| Name the cheek bone. | zygomatic bone |
| The temporal process is a feature of which bone? | zygomatic bone |
| The zygomatic process of the temporal bone and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone form what structure? | zygomatic arch |
| Name the bone the forms the upper jaw. | maxilla |
| The palatine process is a feature of which bone? | maxilla |
| Name the two bones that form the hard palate (roof of your mouth). | maxilla and palatine bone |
| Name the anterior bone of the hard palate. | maxilla |
| Name the posterior bone of the hard palate. | palatine bone |
| Name the bone at the base of the nose. | vomer bone |
| Name the bone associated with tears. It helps form the medial wall of the eye orbit - it is anterior to the ethmoid bone. | lacrimal bone |
| Name the bones inside the nose, near the bottom. They are kind of rolled up (like a seashell). | inferior nasal conchae |