Anatomy 214-Final Exam 2

Definition: Suture

Definition: foramen magnum

Definition: mastoid process

Definition: optic canal

Definition: crista galli

Definition: Condylar process

Definition: transverse foramen

Definition: costal facets

Definition: manubrium

Definition: upper jaw

which of the following is/are true of the ethomoid?
a. it contains the crista galli 
b. it contains the cribiform plate
c. it serves as the anterior attachment of the falx cerebri 
d. all of the above

Which of the following applies to the sella turcica?
A. it supports and protects the pitutary gland 
B. as is true for the mastoid process and air cells, it does not develop until after birth 
C. it is bounded directly laterally by the foramen spinosum 
D. it permits passage of the optic nerves

The lower jaw articulates with the temporal bones at the ___
a. mandibular fossa
b. mastoid process
c. superior clinoid process
d. cribiform plate

The hyoid bone __
a. serves as a base of attachment for muscle that move the tongue 
b. is part of the mandible 
c. is located inferior to the larynx
d. articulates with the maxillae

The vertebral structure that has a pedicle and a lamina, and from which of the spinous process projects, is the ____
a. centrum 
b. transverse process
c. inferior articular process 
d. vertebral arch

The role of fontanels is to __
A. lighten the weight of the skull bones
B. serve as ossification centers for the facial bones 
C. serves as the final bony plates of the skull 
D. allow for compression of the skull during childbirth