The Skull and Its Landmarks quiz (ODS learning outcomes)

<p>7 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sphenoid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pterygoid process (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ethmoid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protect the eyeballs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coronal suture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Palatine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anterior cranial fossa (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Suspended under the mandible (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Butterfly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Location of the pituitary gland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Posterior cranial fossa (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accommodates part of the frontal lobe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>U-shaped and slender (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ocular motor, Trigeminal, Optic, Cochlear (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frontal lobe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Posterior cranial fossa (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The frontal bone joins with the two parietal bones.

This suture joins the two parietal bones in the middle of the skull.

This suture connects the parietal bones with the occipital bone at the back of the head.

This suture unites the squamous portion of the temporal bone with the parietal bone.

This suture, if present, joins the two frontal bones together.

This wing is located at the top of the sphenoid bone.

These processes project downwards from the sphenoid bone.

This opening in the sphenoid bone allows for the passage of the maxillary nerve (V2).

This opening in the sphenoid bone allows for the passage of the mandibular nerve (V3).

This plate comprises the roof of the nasal cavity.

A bone located in the anterior part of the upper neck, shaped like a horseshoe, with a convex upper surface and facets for muscle attachment.

The most anterior and shallow part of the cranial fossa, located above the nasal and orbital cavities.

The central part of the cranial fossa, shaped like a butterfly, which houses the pituitary gland and temporal lobes.

The deepest and most posterior part of the cranial fossa, housing the brainstem and cerebellum.

A nerve that controls eye movement.

A nerve responsible for sensation in the face and controlling chewing muscles.

A nerve involved in transmitting visual information to the brain.

A nerve that carries auditory information from the inner ear to the brain.

A bone in the skull that forms the forehead.

Part of the brain that is responsible for higher-level thinking, planning, movement, and complex behaviors.