Questions and Answers
Which part of the skull contains the brain?
Brain box
How many parietal bones form the brain box?
2
Which bone is located between the frontal and occipital bone in the superior view of the skull?
Parietal bone
What is the name of the suture that joins the frontal bone to the parietal bone?
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Which area is formed by a cross between the coronal suture and the sagittal suture?
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Which bone forms the upper part of the skull and contains the brain?
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What is the name of the suture that joins the parietal bone to the occipital bone?
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What area is formed by a cross between the coronal suture and the sagittal suture?
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Which bone is located anteriorly in the superior view of the skull?
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How many bones form the facial skeleton?
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Study Notes
Skull Bones and Structure
- The cranium contains the brain.
- Two parietal bones form the brain box.
- The sphenoid bone is located between the frontal and occipital bone in the superior view of the skull.
- The frontal bone is joined to the parietal bone by the coronal suture.
- The bregma is the area formed by a cross between the coronal suture and the sagittal suture.
- The calvaria forms the upper part of the skull and contains the brain.
- The parietal bone is joined to the occipital bone by the lambdoid suture.
- The bregma is the area formed by a cross between the coronal suture and the sagittal suture.
- The frontal bone is located anteriorly in the superior view of the skull.
- The facial skeleton is formed by 14 bones.
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