Question 1

What is the significance of the occipital condyles?

Accepted Answer

A)   They articulate with the mandible, to allow for chewing movements.
B)   They articulate with the zygomatic bone, to form a support structure for the cheek.
C)   They articulate with the first cervical vertebra, to allow head movements with respect to the neck.
D)   They provide a bony support structure for the pituitary gland.
E)   They are passageways for the internal carotid arteries.

Question 2

Which of the following bones does not articulate with any other bone, but is attached to muscles of the tongue and larynx?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sphenoid bone
B)   Palatine bone
C)   Vomer bone
D)   Stapes
E)   Hyoid bone

Question 3

Which of the following is classified as a cranial bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethmoid bone
B)   Zygomatic bone
C)   Palatine bone
D)   Lacrimal bone
E)   Inferior nasal concha

Question 4

The skull consists of 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The skull is part of the appendicular skeleton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 6

The superior, middle, and inferior nasal conchae are all found on the ethmoid bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which bones are connected by the squamous suture?

Accepted Answer

A)   The frontal and parietal bones
B)   The parietal and zygomatic bones
C)   The parietal and temporal bones
D)   The parietal and occipital bones
E)   The two parietal bones

Question 8

All of the following bones contain paranasal sinuses except

Accepted Answer

A)   the maxilla.
B)   the mandible.
C)   the ethmoid bone.
D)   the sphenoid bone.
E)   All of these bones contain paranasal sinuses.

Question 9

What is the name of the structure that supports the teeth on both the maxilla and the mandible?

Accepted Answer

A)   Crista galli
B)   Pterygoid process
C)   Ramus
D)   Alveolar process
E)   Coronoid process

Question 10

The supraorbital foramen is found on the ________, while the infraorbital foramen is found on the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   maxilla; frontal bone
B)   maxilla; mandible
C)   zygomatic bone; lacrimal bone
D)   frontal bone; maxilla
E)   nasal bone; mandible D

Question 11

The sella turcica (Turkish saddle) is an important depression in the sphenoid bone, which provides bony protection for the pituitary gland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 12

All of the following bones are part of the eye orbit except the

Accepted Answer

A)   maxilla.
B)   zygomatic bone.
C)   nasal bone.
D)   frontal bone.
E)   lacrimal bone.

Question 13

Which of the following bones contains the cribriform plate, which is involved in olfaction (smell) , and the perpendicular plate, which forms the majority of the nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethmoid bone
B)   Vomer bone
C)   Sphenoid bone
D)   Nasal bone
E)   Inferior nasal concha

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of the auditory ossicles?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are also called the middle ear bones.
B)   One of them is the smallest bone in the body, among the 206 named bones of the skeleton.
C)   They are the malleus, incus, and stapes.
D)   They are located within the sphenoid bone.
E)   All of these are true of the auditory ossicles.

Question 15

The coronoid process, mental foramen, and ramus are all found on the

Accepted Answer

A)   maxilla.
B)   mandible.
C)   ethmoid bone.
D)   sphenoid bone.
E)   parietal bone.

Question 16

Which two skull bones form the zygomatic arch?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maxilla and zygomatic bone
B)   Maxilla and mandible
C)   Zygomatic and sphenoid bones
D)   Temporal and zygomatic bones
E)   Occipital and temporal bones

Question 17

The vertebral arteries, accessory nerve, and the connections between the brainstem and spinal cord are all transmitted through the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   vertebral foramen
B)   foramen magnum
C)   mental foramen
D)   stylomastoid foramen
E)   foramen ovale

Exam 14: Skull

What is the significance of the occipital condyles?

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Which of the following bones does not articulate with any other bone, but is attached to muscles of the tongue and larynx?

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Which of the following is classified as a cranial bone?

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The skull consists of 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones.

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The skull is part of the appendicular skeleton.

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The superior, middle, and inferior nasal conchae are all found on the ethmoid bone.

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Which bones are connected by the squamous suture?

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All of the following bones contain paranasal sinuses except

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What is the name of the structure that supports the teeth on both the maxilla and the mandible?

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The sella turcica (Turkish saddle) is an important depression in the sphenoid bone, which provides bony protection for the pituitary gland.

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Which of the following bones contains the cribriform plate, which is involved in olfaction (smell) , and the perpendicular plate, which forms the majority of the nasal septum?

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Which of the following is NOT true of the auditory ossicles?

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The coronoid process, mental foramen, and ramus are all found on the

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Which two skull bones form the zygomatic arch?

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The vertebral arteries, accessory nerve, and the connections between the brainstem and spinal cord are all transmitted through the ________.

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Which of the following bones does not articulate with any other bone, but is attached to muscles of the tongue and larynx?

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Which of the following is classified as a cranial bone?

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The skull consists of 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones.

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The skull is part of the appendicular skeleton.

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The superior, middle, and inferior nasal conchae are all found on the ethmoid bone.

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Which bones are connected by the squamous suture?

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All of the following bones contain paranasal sinuses except

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What is the name of the structure that supports the teeth on both the maxilla and the mandible?

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The supraorbital foramen is found on the ________, while the infraorbital foramen is found on the ________.

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The sella turcica (Turkish saddle) is an important depression in the sphenoid bone, which provides bony protection for the pituitary gland.

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All of the following bones are part of the eye orbit except the

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Which of the following bones contains the cribriform plate, which is involved in olfaction (smell) , and the perpendicular plate, which forms the majority of the nasal septum?

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Which of the following is NOT true of the auditory ossicles?

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The coronoid process, mental foramen, and ramus are all found on the

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Which two skull bones form the zygomatic arch?

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The vertebral arteries, accessory nerve, and the connections between the brainstem and spinal cord are all transmitted through the ________.

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