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URI Anatomy Quiz 8
URI Anatomy Quiz 8 Skull, Cranial Fossae, Foramina
Question | Answer |
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The inferior conchae along with the middle and _____ of the ethmoid bone function in causing turbulence in the air that enters the nasal chambers. It aids in filtering, moistening, and warming the air that is about to enter the lungs. | superior conchae |
The mastoid process is a landmark of the _____. | temporal bone |
The _____ has the perpendicular plate as one of its landmarks. It forms the superior portion of the nasal septum. | ethmoid bone |
The hard palate is made of the _____ and the maxillae. | palatine bones |
In lab we saw that two bones were actually paired in the fetal skull while they are considered single in the adult. They were the frontal bone and the _____. | mandible |
In nursery school we called the _____ the hammer. | malleus |
The _____ is the landmark of the temporal bone where the condyloid process of the mandible articulates. | mandibular fossa |
The mandible, frontal and the _____ are single bones of the face in the adult human. | vomer |
The bones of the cranium that are single are the _____, occipital, frontal, and sphenoid. | ethmoid |
The bones of the face that are paired are the _____, nasal, zygoma, lacrimal, palatine, and inferior conchae. | maxillae |
In nursery school we called the _____ the anvil. | incus |
The temporal process is a landmark of the _____. This process forms part of the zygomatic arch. | zygomatic bone |
The mandible and the _____ look a lot alike because they have common origins. | hyoid bone |
The zygomatic process is a landmark of the _____. | temporal bone |
The foramen rotundum and foramen ovale are both found in the _____ (name of the bone). These foramina are important as they house the maxillary and mandibular nerves respectively | sphenoid bone |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the mental foramen. | mandible |
The three bones of the face that are single in the adult human are the frontal bone, mandible, and the _____. | vomer |
The inferior, boney portion of the nasal septum is made up of the _____. | vomer |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the palatine process. | maxillae |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the stylomastoid foramen. | temporal bones |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the pterygoid process. | sphenoid bone |
The _____ is the suture between the parietal bones. | sagittal |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the superior conchae. | ethmoid bone |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the greater wings. | sphenoid bone |
The _____ is (are) the bone(s) that contain(s) the sigmoid (mandibular) notch. | mandible |