Question 1

frontal bone

Accepted Answer

mammal, reptile, turtle, necturus

forehead part. It consists of six main parts: the squamous part, nasal part, two orbital plates and two zygomatic processes

Question 2

parietal bone

Accepted Answer

mammal, reptile, necturus, bowfin

forms the lateral walls of the cranium and protects the brain

Question 3

occipital bone

Accepted Answer

mammal, reptile
 a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput. back of the skull

Question 4

temporal bone

Accepted Answer

mammal

situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex. The temporal bones are overlaid by the sides of the head known as the temples, and house the structures of the ears

Question 5

nasal bone

Accepted Answer

mammal, reptile, bowfin

form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose

Question 6

premaxilla

Accepted Answer

cat, mammal, reptile, turtle, necturus, bowfin

one of a pair of small cranial bones at the very tip of the upper jaw of many animals, usually, but not always, bearing teeth

Question 7

maxilla

Accepted Answer

mammal, bowfin

the upper fixed bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth

Question 8

orbit

Accepted Answer

mammal, turtle, reptile

a skeletal cavity comprised of seven bones situated within the skull. The cavity surrounds and provides mechanical protection for the eye and soft tissue structures related to it

Question 9

foramen magnum

Accepted Answer

mammal, reptile, turtle, necturus

a large, oval-shaped opening in the occipital bone of the skull

Question 10

infraorbital canal

Accepted Answer

mammal

a canal found at the base of the orbit that opens on to the maxilla

Question 11

lacrimal

Accepted Answer

mammal, alligator, bowfin

a small and fragile bone of the facial skeleton. it is situated at the front part of the medial wall of the orbit. functions with creating tears

Question 12

zygomatic process of the temporal

Accepted Answer

mammal

a long, arched process projecting from the lower part of the squamous portion of the temporal bone. It articulates with the zygomatic bone

Question 13

zygomatic bone

Accepted Answer

mammal

also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone which articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone

Question 14

zygomatic arch

Accepted Answer

mammal

the cheek bone that is formed by the zygomatic processes

Question 15

mastoid process

Accepted Answer

mammal

 bony projection at the base of the temporal bones behind your ears. It is an attachment point for several muscles and contains air cells that help drain fluid from the middle ear

Question 16

styloid process

Accepted Answer

human, mammal

a slender bony process of the temporal bone extending downward and forward from the undersurface of the temporal bone just below the ear. The styloid process gives attachments to several muscles, and ligaments

Question 17

occipital condyle

Accepted Answer

mammal, turtle

undersurface protuberances of the occipital bone in vertebrates, which function in articulation with the superior facets of the atlas vertebra

Question 18

tympanic bulla

Accepted Answer

cat, mammal

 a curved plate of bone lying below the squamous part of the temporal bone, in front of the mastoid process, and surrounding the external part of the ear canal

Question 19

external auditory meatus

Accepted Answer

mammal, alligator

ear canall

Question 20

palatine process of premaxilla

Accepted Answer

cat, mammal, reptile

the palatine process of maxilla, is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest

Question 21

palatine

Accepted Answer

mammal, turtle

 paired bone in the posterior part of the hard palate and the floor of the nasal cavity

Question 22

vomer

Accepted Answer

mammal, turtle, necturus

 one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones

Question 23

mandible

Accepted Answer

mammal

the mandible, lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lower – and typically more mobile – component of the mouth

Question 24

mental formina

Accepted Answer

mammal
foramina located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It is part of the mandibular canal. It transmits the terminal branches of the inferior alveolar nerve and the mental vessels

Question 25

ramus

Accepted Answer

mammal
ramus of the mandible is a flat, triangular bone that is located on the posterior aspect of the mandible

Question 26

condyloid process

Accepted Answer

mammal

the process on the human and other mammalian species' mandibles that ends in a condyle, the mandibular condyle

Question 27

coronoid process

Accepted Answer

mammal, turtle

the mandible's coronoid process is a thin, triangular eminence, which is flattened from side to side and varies in shape and size

Question 28

turbinate bone

Accepted Answer

cat, mammal

a long, narrow, curled shelf of bone that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose in humans and various animals

Question 29

pterygoid process

Accepted Answer

cat, mammal, turtle, necturus

one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid bone unite

Question 30

prefrontal bone

Accepted Answer

reptile, turtle

a bone separating the lacrimal and frontal bones in many tetrapod skulls

Question 31

palatine process of maxilla

Accepted Answer

reptile

the palatine process of maxilla, is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla

Question 32

dentary

Accepted Answer

reptile, turtle, necturus, bowfin


The single bone that makes up the mammalian lower jaw is the dentary

Question 33

articular

Accepted Answer

reptile, turtle

a joint, such as the cartilage that covers the ends of bones

Question 34

quadrate

Accepted Answer

reptile, turtle, necturus

he quadrate bone connects to the quadratojugal and squamosal bones in the skull, and forms upper part of the jaw join

Question 35

quadratojugal

Accepted Answer

reptile, turtle

a thin and rodlike element of the skull. Upon ossification, the jugal and quadratojugal bones fuse to form the jugal bar, which is homologous to the lower temporal bar of other diapsids

Question 36

jugal

Accepted Answer

reptile, turtle, bowfin

connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, and has a function of supporting the eye and biting muscles

Question 37

postorbital bar

Accepted Answer

alligator

a bony arched structure that connects the frontal bone of the skull to the zygomatic arch, which runs laterally around the eye socket

Question 38

supratemporal fenestra

Accepted Answer

alligator

openings in the temporal region of the skull of some amniotes, behind the orbit. These openings have historically been used to track the evolution and affinities of reptiles

Question 39

infratemporal fenestra

Accepted Answer

alligator

paired openings in the lower, temporal region

Question 40

squamosal

Accepted Answer

alligator, turtle, necturus

the squamosal and quadratojugal bones form the cheek series of the skul

Question 41

external nares

Accepted Answer

turtle

nose holes

Question 42

postorbital

Accepted Answer

turtle, bowfin

one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra

Question 43

supraoccipital

Accepted Answer

turtle

situated or performed over or in the upper part of the occiput

Question 44

stapes

Accepted Answer

turtle

the smallest bone in the human body and the innermost of the ossicles in the middle ear. It connects with the incus and the oval window and helps generate a sound wave in the inner ear.

Question 45

surangular

Accepted Answer

turtle, bowfin

Usually in the back of the jaw, on the upper edge, it is connected to all other jaw bones: dentary, angular, splenial and articular. It is often a muscle attachment site.

Question 46

angular

Accepted Answer

turtle, bowfin

a large bone in the lower jaw of amphibians and reptiles, which is connected to all other lower jaw bones: the dentary, the splenial, the suprangular, and the articular. It is homologous to the tympanic bone in mammals

Question 47

supramaxilla

Accepted Answer

bowfin

one of the elements forming the upper jaw of various primitive bony fishes.

Question 48

anorbitals

Accepted Answer

bowfin

Question 49

postparietal

Accepted Answer

bowfin

cranial bones present in fish and many tetrapods. Although initially a pair of bones, many lineages possess postparietals which were fused into a single bone.

Question 50

opercular

Accepted Answer

bowfin

an operculum, may refer to the frontal, temporal, or parietal operculum, which together cover the insula as the opercula of insula. It can also refer to the occipital operculum, part of the occipital lobe.

Question 51

supratemporal

Accepted Answer

bowfin

a paired cranial bone present in many tetrapods and tetrapodomorph fish. It is part of the temporal region (the portion of the skull roof behind the eyes)

Question 52

extra frontal scapsular

Accepted Answer

bowfin

CVA Week 3 (?)

SKULLS

Question	Answer
frontal bone	mammal, reptile, turtle, necturus forehead part. It consists of six main parts: the squamous part, nasal part, two orbital plates and two zygomatic processes
parietal bone	mammal, reptile, necturus, bowfin forms the lateral walls of the cranium and protects the brain
occipital bone	mammal, reptile a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput. back of the skull
temporal bone	mammal situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex. The temporal bones are overlaid by the sides of the head known as the temples, and house the structures of the ears
nasal bone	mammal, reptile, bowfin form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose
premaxilla	cat, mammal, reptile, turtle, necturus, bowfin one of a pair of small cranial bones at the very tip of the upper jaw of many animals, usually, but not always, bearing teeth
maxilla	mammal, bowfin the upper fixed bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth
orbit	mammal, turtle, reptile a skeletal cavity comprised of seven bones situated within the skull. The cavity surrounds and provides mechanical protection for the eye and soft tissue structures related to it
foramen magnum	mammal, reptile, turtle, necturus a large, oval-shaped opening in the occipital bone of the skull
infraorbital canal	mammal a canal found at the base of the orbit that opens on to the maxilla
lacrimal	mammal, alligator, bowfin a small and fragile bone of the facial skeleton. it is situated at the front part of the medial wall of the orbit. functions with creating tears
zygomatic process of the temporal	mammal a long, arched process projecting from the lower part of the squamous portion of the temporal bone. It articulates with the zygomatic bone
zygomatic bone	mammal also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone which articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone
zygomatic arch	mammal the cheek bone that is formed by the zygomatic processes
mastoid process	mammal bony projection at the base of the temporal bones behind your ears. It is an attachment point for several muscles and contains air cells that help drain fluid from the middle ear
styloid process	human, mammal a slender bony process of the temporal bone extending downward and forward from the undersurface of the temporal bone just below the ear. The styloid process gives attachments to several muscles, and ligaments
occipital condyle	mammal, turtle undersurface protuberances of the occipital bone in vertebrates, which function in articulation with the superior facets of the atlas vertebra
tympanic bulla	cat, mammal a curved plate of bone lying below the squamous part of the temporal bone, in front of the mastoid process, and surrounding the external part of the ear canal
external auditory meatus	mammal, alligator ear canall
palatine process of premaxilla	cat, mammal, reptile the palatine process of maxilla, is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest
palatine	mammal, turtle paired bone in the posterior part of the hard palate and the floor of the nasal cavity
vomer	mammal, turtle, necturus one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones
mandible	mammal the mandible, lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lower – and typically more mobile – component of the mouth
mental formina	mammal foramina located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It is part of the mandibular canal. It transmits the terminal branches of the inferior alveolar nerve and the mental vessels
ramus	mammal ramus of the mandible is a flat, triangular bone that is located on the posterior aspect of the mandible
condyloid process	mammal the process on the human and other mammalian species' mandibles that ends in a condyle, the mandibular condyle
coronoid process	mammal, turtle the mandible's coronoid process is a thin, triangular eminence, which is flattened from side to side and varies in shape and size
turbinate bone	cat, mammal a long, narrow, curled shelf of bone that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose in humans and various animals
pterygoid process	cat, mammal, turtle, necturus one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid bone unite
prefrontal bone	reptile, turtle a bone separating the lacrimal and frontal bones in many tetrapod skulls
palatine process of maxilla	reptile the palatine process of maxilla, is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla
dentary	reptile, turtle, necturus, bowfin The single bone that makes up the mammalian lower jaw is the dentary
articular	reptile, turtle a joint, such as the cartilage that covers the ends of bones
quadrate	reptile, turtle, necturus he quadrate bone connects to the quadratojugal and squamosal bones in the skull, and forms upper part of the jaw join
quadratojugal	reptile, turtle a thin and rodlike element of the skull. Upon ossification, the jugal and quadratojugal bones fuse to form the jugal bar, which is homologous to the lower temporal bar of other diapsids
jugal	reptile, turtle, bowfin connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, and has a function of supporting the eye and biting muscles
postorbital bar	alligator a bony arched structure that connects the frontal bone of the skull to the zygomatic arch, which runs laterally around the eye socket
supratemporal fenestra	alligator openings in the temporal region of the skull of some amniotes, behind the orbit. These openings have historically been used to track the evolution and affinities of reptiles
infratemporal fenestra	alligator paired openings in the lower, temporal region
squamosal	alligator, turtle, necturus the squamosal and quadratojugal bones form the cheek series of the skul
external nares	turtle nose holes
postorbital	turtle, bowfin one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra
supraoccipital	turtle situated or performed over or in the upper part of the occiput
stapes	turtle the smallest bone in the human body and the innermost of the ossicles in the middle ear. It connects with the incus and the oval window and helps generate a sound wave in the inner ear.
surangular	turtle, bowfin Usually in the back of the jaw, on the upper edge, it is connected to all other jaw bones: dentary, angular, splenial and articular. It is often a muscle attachment site.
angular	turtle, bowfin a large bone in the lower jaw of amphibians and reptiles, which is connected to all other lower jaw bones: the dentary, the splenial, the suprangular, and the articular. It is homologous to the tympanic bone in mammals
supramaxilla	bowfin one of the elements forming the upper jaw of various primitive bony fishes.
anorbitals	bowfin
postparietal	bowfin cranial bones present in fish and many tetrapods. Although initially a pair of bones, many lineages possess postparietals which were fused into a single bone.
opercular	bowfin an operculum, may refer to the frontal, temporal, or parietal operculum, which together cover the insula as the opercula of insula. It can also refer to the occipital operculum, part of the occipital lobe.
supratemporal	bowfin a paired cranial bone present in many tetrapods and tetrapodomorph fish. It is part of the temporal region (the portion of the skull roof behind the eyes)
extra frontal scapsular	bowfin

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