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What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?
What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?
- Frontal bone (correct)
- Parietal bone
- Sphenoid bone
- Occipital bone
Which suture is located between the frontal and parietal bones?
Which suture is located between the frontal and parietal bones?
- Coronal suture (correct)
- Sagittal suture
- Metopic suture
- Lambdoid suture
What is the name of the process of the temporal bone that forms the temporal fossa?
What is the name of the process of the temporal bone that forms the temporal fossa?
- Zygomatic arch
- Squamous part
- Petrous part
- Mastoid process (correct)
Which bone forms the upper jaw and contains the sockets of the teeth?
Which bone forms the upper jaw and contains the sockets of the teeth?
What is the name of the small bone that forms the posterior part of the hard palate?
What is the name of the small bone that forms the posterior part of the hard palate?
What is the name of the bony prominence at the back of the skull?
What is the name of the bony prominence at the back of the skull?
Which rib is the shortest and widest?
Which rib is the shortest and widest?
What is the name of the vertebra that has a distinctive dens?
What is the name of the vertebra that has a distinctive dens?
Which part of the sternum is the longest and thinnest?
Which part of the sternum is the longest and thinnest?
Which bone forms the anterior portion of the roof of the cranial cavity?
Which bone forms the anterior portion of the roof of the cranial cavity?
Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
Which suture forms the boundary between the frontal and Parietal bones?
Which suture forms the boundary between the frontal and Parietal bones?
Which type of vertebrae has a larger vertebral body and a thicker intervertebral disc?
Which type of vertebrae has a larger vertebral body and a thicker intervertebral disc?
What is the term for the junction between the ribs and the sternum?
What is the term for the junction between the ribs and the sternum?
Which of the following bones is NOT part of the skull?
Which of the following bones is NOT part of the skull?
Which part of the skull contains the foramen magnum?
Which part of the skull contains the foramen magnum?
Which of the following bones has a distinctive dens?
Which of the following bones has a distinctive dens?
Which of the following bones forms the posterior part of the hard palate?
Which of the following bones forms the posterior part of the hard palate?
Study Notes
Axial Skeleton
Skull
- Anterior view: composed of frontal bone, nasal bone, zygomatic bone, maxilla, and alveolar process of maxilla
- Superior view: composed of frontal bone, parietal bone, occipital bone, coronal suture, sagittal suture, and lambdoid suture
- Lateral view: composed of frontal bone, parietal bone, squamous part of temporal bone, occipital bone, coronal suture, mastoid process of temporal bone, zygomatic arch, and sphenoid bone
- Inferior view: composed of palatine process of maxilla, palatine bone, sphenoid bone, mandibular fossa, mastoid process, occipital condyle, foramen magnum, and external occipital protuberance
- Cranial cavity: composed of anterior cranial fossa, sella turcica, petrous part of temporal bone, middle cranial fossa, posterior cranial fossa, and foramen magnum
Mandible
- Composed of head of mandible, ramus, angle of mandible, and body of mandible
Sternum
- Composed of manubrium sterni, sternal angle, costal cartilage of second rib, body of sternum, and xiphoid process
Ribs
- Composed of head, neck, tubercle, shaft, angle, costo-chondral junction (costal notch), and costal groove
- 1st rib is distinct
Vertebral Column
- Composed of cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and coccyx
- C1 (atlas) and C2 (axis) are distinct vertebrae
- Dens of axis is a notable feature of C2 vertebra
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Test your knowledge of the axial skeleton, specifically the skull, with this lab quiz. Identify the different bones and structures from various views, including anterior, superior, and lateral views.
