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The cranial and the facial bone are joined by an immovable joint called
Sutures
Air filled cavities lined with mucuos membrane in the skull is called
Sinuses
The openings that allow for blood vessel to flow in the skull is
Foramina
The anterior portion of the cranium is
Frontal lobe
The superior wall of orbits is
Frontal lobe
What contains air-filled frontal sinuses
Frontal lobe
The two large bone from the superior and lateral aspect of cranial vault
Parietal bone
The suture between parietal bone and frontal
Coronal suture
The suture between right and left parietal bones
Sagittal suture
The suture between parietal bones and occipital bone is
Lamboid suture
The suture between parietal and temporal bones on each side is
Squamous suture
What bone articulates with parietal, temporal and Sphenoid bones
Occipital Bone
The large hole through which brain connects with spinal cord
Foramen Magnum
Site of attachment for neck ligaments and back muscles
Foramen Magnum
The Protrusion just superior to foramen magnum
External occipital protuberance
Paired bones that make up inferolateral aspects of skull and parts of cranial base
Temporal bone
3 Major regions of temporal bones
squamous, mastiod, tympanic
Sephoid bone articulates with all other cranial bones and that is why it is also called
keystone
Deepest skull bone
ethmoid bone
The roof of nasal cavity is
Ethmoid bone
Infant skull bone is
more than adult
Mandible and frontal bones in fetal skull are
Unfused
Largest facial bone for paranasal sinuses is
Maxillae
The face bone that form the upper jaw and centre of face
Mandible
The U shaped lower jaw bone
Mandible
The largest and strongest bone of face
Mandible
The bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Nasal bones
The born that is in the medial wall of orbits
Lacrimal bones
What houses the lacrimal sac for tears to drain
lacrimal fossa
What bone forms the checkbone
Zygomatic
What forms part of the nasal septum at the tip
Vomer
What bone forms posterior one third of hard palate
Palatine
What bone forms parts of lateral walls of nasal cavity
Inferior nasal conche
What cavity encase eyes and lacrimal gland
Orbital cavity
what increase turbulence of air flow
inferior nasal conchae
What warms and humidify air
Paranasal Sinuses
What helps to lighten the skull
Paranasal Sinuses
What is the only bone that does not articulate with another bone
Hyoid bone
What bone is the site of attachment for muscle of swallowing and speech
Hyoid bone
These are the bone of the skull except
Hyoid
The vertebral column is separated by
Intervertebrak disks
How many Vertebrae do we have
26
The first set in vertebral column is
Cervical- 7 vertebrae
The second set of vertebral column is
Thoracic 12
The third set of vertebral column is
Lumbar vertebrae- 5
The bone that form from fusion of several bones and articulate with hip is
Sacrum
The fused bone that form end of vertebra column is
Coccyx
What allows up and down movement
Atlas
The atlas has no
Spinous process
What allows for side to side rotation
Axis
How many thoracic vertebra do we have
12
What allows you to twist
Thoracic Vertebrae
What supports body weight
Lumber vertebrae
what forms the posterior wall of the pelvic cavity
Sacrum
What is the tail bone
Coccyx
The breast bone is called
Sternum
Three parts of thoracic cage
Manubrium, body and xiphoid process
What attaches upper limbs to the body
Pectoral girdle
What attached lower limb to the body trunk
Pelvic girdle
Pectoral girdle contains
clavicles and scapulars
Clavicle is also called
Collar bone
Most frequently fractured bone in the body is
Clavicle
Scapular is also called
Shoulder blade
The arm has the bone called
humerous( largest and longest)
Forearm has
Radius and ulna
The lateral bone in the forearm
Radius
The medial bone in the forearm
Ulna
The superior region of the hip bone is
Illium
The posteroinferior of the hid bone(middle)
Ischium
The anterior region of the hip bone is
Pubis (V shaped)
The largest and strongest bone is
Femur
What makes up to one-fourth of persons height
Femur
The knee joint is called
Patella
What receives weight from the femur
Tibia
What part of the leg bone is non weight bearing
Fibula
What leg bone does several muscle originate from
Fibula
Weight bearing of the foot are
Talus and calcaneus
The heel of the foot is
Calcaneus
The great toe is
Hallux
Tarsus are how many
7
metatarsals are how many
5
Phalanges are how many
14
The arch that elevates lateral part of foot
lateral longitudinal
The arch that curves forward
Medial longitudinal
The arch that runs from side to side
Transverse
Test your knowledge of the anatomy of the skull with this quiz. Identify the different parts and features of the cranial and facial bones, as well as anatomical structures such as sinuses and openings for blood vessels.
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