DH 1330 quiz 3 head and neck anatomy

Which of the following bony features listed does NOT serve as an opening in bone?

Foramen
Canal
Sulcus  
Fissure

Which of the following bones listed is the ONLY movable bone of the skull?

Hyoid bone
Mandible
Palatine
Vomer

The squamosal suture is BEST observed
from which view of the skull?

Anterior view
Inferior view
Lateral view
Superior view

On the petrous part of the temporal bone, inferior and medial to the external acoustic meatus, is a long pointed bony projection, the _________________, a structure that serves for the attachment of tongue and pharyngeal muscles and ligaments.

Which of the following openings within the orbit connect the orbit with the cranial cavity?

Cribriform plate
Infraorbital foramen
Inferior orbital fissure
Superior orbital fissure

Match the skull bone(s) that form the superior wall, medial wall, lateral wall, and the base of the skull's orbit.

Zygomatic and sphenoid bones 
Ethmoid and lacrimal bones
Sphenoid and Palantine bones
Frontal Bone

lateral wall
base
superior wall
medial wall

Through which of the following openings
in the skull does the twelfth cranial nerve pass?

Internal acoustic meatus
Foramen rotundum
Foramen spinosum
Hypoglossal canal

Why is the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone an important feature of the skull to the dental professionals?

Serves as an attachment for the muscles of mastication
Serves as an attachment for muscles involved in swallowing
Serves as a landmark observed on maxillary posterior periapical radiographs
Serves as a landmark observed on mandibular posterior periapical radiographs

Which of the following skull bones are
considered to be paired cranial bones?

Maxillary bones
Temporal bones
Lacrimal bones
Zygomatic bones

How does the mandibular condyle move in
relationship to the temporal bone?

Articular eminence
Coronoid notch
Articular fossa
Mandibular fossa

Where is the pterygoid process of the
skull located?

Inferior to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
Posterior to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
Anterior to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
Anterior to the body of the sphenoid bone

What are the three projecting structures that create the lateral walls of the nasal cavity and which extend inward from the maxillae? 

superior conchae, middle conchae and inferior conchae
the crista galli, cribiform plate, and the perpenditcular plate
the lesser wing, greater wing and the pterygoid process
the lateral pterygoid plate, the pterygoid fossa, the medial pterygoid plate

Which of the following is the location of the articulation of the parietal bone and the occipital bone?

Coronal suture
Squamosal suture
Sagittal suture
Lamboidal suture

The cribifom plate  is located on the superior aspect of the ____________  and is perforated by several foramina to allow for the passage of ______________ .

The body of the sphenoid bone has three paired processes projecting from it:

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From the following list of structures, select which structures are associated with the nasal cavity.

Nasion
conchae
Meatus
Fissure
Canal

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Which of the following external foramina can be observed from both the inferior and superior aspects of the skull?

Hypoglossal canal
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum 
Stylomastoid foramen

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The larger anterior oval opening on the
sphenoid bone is the foramen ovale for: 

the opthalmic nerve
the maxillary nerve
the mandibular nerve
the middle meningeal artery
a division of the trigeminal nerve

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From the following list of structures,
select which structures are associated with the occipital bone.

Condyle
Tubercle
Notch
Glabella
Eminence

From the following list of structures,
select which structures are associated with the frontal bone.

Condyle
Tubercle
Notch
Glabella
Eminence

From the following list of structures,
select which structures are associated with the tympanic part of the temporal bone.

external acoustic meatus
mastoid process
pterotympanic fissure
articular fossa

From the following list of skull bones,
select which skull bones articulate with the ethmoid bone.

Frontal bone
Sphenoid bone  
Lacrimal bones
Occipital bones
Parietal bones

From the following list of structures, select which structures are associated with the petrous part of the temporal bone.

Articular fossa
Postglenoid fossa
External acoustic meatus
Mastoid process
Carotid canal

What is the six letter mnemonic that
should remind you of the cranial bones?

Describe the supraorbital notch, and its location, as well as the two structures that pass through it  and where they travel to:

After the seventh cranial nerve travels through the petrous part of the temporal bone, through which opening does it exit onto the face?

External auditory meatus
Jugular notch
Foramen spinosum
Stylomastoid foramen