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What is the name of the ridge that curves convex upwards towards the base of the mastoid process?
What is the name of the ridge that curves convex upwards towards the base of the mastoid process?
- Pterion
- External occipital protuberance
- Nuchal line (correct)
- Coronal suture
Which bone articulates posteriorly with the greater wing of the sphenoid and anteriorly with the frontal bone?
Which bone articulates posteriorly with the greater wing of the sphenoid and anteriorly with the frontal bone?
- Temporal bone
- Occipital bone
- Ethmoid bone
- Parietal bone (correct)
What is the area behind the foramen magnum mainly composed of?
What is the area behind the foramen magnum mainly composed of?
- Mandible
- Greater wing of the sphenoid
- Squamous part of the occipital bone (correct)
- Petrous part of the temporal bone
Where does the mandible articulate with the skull?
Where does the mandible articulate with the skull?
What is the function of the arachnoid granulations?
What is the function of the arachnoid granulations?
Where does the mandibular canal open?
Where does the mandibular canal open?
What can be found on the medial surface of the coronoid process?
What can be found on the medial surface of the coronoid process?
What is present in the midline on the internal surface of the vault of the skull?
What is present in the midline on the internal surface of the vault of the skull?
What does the optic canal transmit?
What does the optic canal transmit?
Which opening transmits the lacrimal, trochlear, and nasociliary nerves?
Which opening transmits the lacrimal, trochlear, and nasociliary nerves?
What does the foramen ovale transmit?
What does the foramen ovale transmit?
What is bounded posteriorly by the dorsum sellae?
What is bounded posteriorly by the dorsum sellae?
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