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Bones - Lesson 3
Bones of the Skull
Question | Answer |
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How many synovial joints are found in the skull? | One in the jaw |
Sutures are classified as what kind of joints? | synarthrotic |
The 2 parietal bones are joined by which suture? | saggital |
Which suture separates the frontal bone from the parietal bones? | coronal |
Which suture separates the parietal bones from the occipital bone? | lambdoidal |
What is the name for the soft spots in the skull? | fontanels |
What are the air containing spaces in the skull that lighten the head, provide mucus, and resonate sound? | Sinus cavities |
Which skull bone contains air cells that drain into the middle ear? | Mastoid process |
Which bone is shaped like a small mandible and is found at the level of C3? | Hyoid |
If you are strangled, which bone is commonly broken? | Hyoid |
The cranial vault contains how many bones? | Eight |
Where do the eyeballs sit? | In the eye orbits |
List the 8 cranial bones: | frontal, parietal (2), temporal (2), ethmoid, sphenoid, occipital |