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What is the area behind the foramen magnum made up of?
What is the area behind the foramen magnum made up of?
- Maxillae
- Sphenoid bone
- Parietal bones
- Squamous part of the occipital bone (correct)
Where does the frontal bone articulate with the pair of parietal bones?
Where does the frontal bone articulate with the pair of parietal bones?
- Sagittal suture
- Coronal suture (correct)
- Pterion
- Lambdoid suture
What is the midline meeting place of the frontal and parietal bones called?
What is the midline meeting place of the frontal and parietal bones called?
- Bregma (correct)
- Vomer
- Nasal bones
- Lambda
Which bone articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint?
Which bone articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint?
What does the external occipital protuberance project into?
What does the external occipital protuberance project into?
Which part of the skull forms the cranial cavity?
Which part of the skull forms the cranial cavity?
What is the term for the connective tissue between the bones of the skull?
What is the term for the connective tissue between the bones of the skull?
Which part of the skull is not included in the cranium?
Which part of the skull is not included in the cranium?
What lies within the cavities bounded by the skull bones?
What lies within the cavities bounded by the skull bones?
Which part of the skull includes the bones of the facial skeleton?
Which part of the skull includes the bones of the facial skeleton?