The Skull
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Which bone is responsible for housing the pituitary gland?

  • Palatine bone
  • Maxilla bone
  • Sphenoid bone (correct)
  • Ethmoid bone

Which bone lacks a body and is responsible for supporting the head?

  • Axis
  • Atlas (correct)
  • Thoracic vertebrae
  • Cervical vertebrae

Which bone is commonly known as the 'hammer'?

  • Stapes
  • Ethmoid bone
  • Malleus (correct)
  • Incus

Which bone has a tubercle, neck, and costal groove?

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

Which bone forms the majority of the posterior pelvic wall?

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

Which bone has an olecranon process and a coronoid process?

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

Which bone is responsible for forming the superior orbital fissure?

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

Which bone has a superior articular process and an inferior articular process?

<p>Lumbar vertebrae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bone contains the optic canal and the superior nasal conchae?

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

Which bone is commonly known as the 'stirrup'?

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

Which bone is located between the tibia and the metatarsals?

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

Which bone forms the prominent bump on the side of the hip?

<p>Greater trochanter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bone is the largest bone in the human body?

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

Which bone is commonly known as the shinbone?

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

Which bone is located on the lateral side of the leg?

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

Which bone forms the kneecap?

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

Which bone is located on the medial side of the ankle?

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

Which bone is commonly known as the heel bone?

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

Which bone is located between the talus and the metatarsals?

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

Which bone is located on the lateral side of the foot?

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

Which part of the skull contains the cranial cavity that houses the brain?

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

Which part of the cranium is known as the 'skull cap' and is composed of the frontal, parietal, and occipital bones?

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

Which part of the cranium forms the base of the skull?

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

Which cranial fossa is located in the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?

<p>Anterior Cranial Fossa (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial bone is located at the superior and posterior parts of the skull and houses the brain?

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

Which bone of the skull is located at the front and has a supraorbital margin and frontal sinus?

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

Which bone of the skull has the sagittal, coronal, squamous, and lambdoid sutures?

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

Which bone of the skull has the external and internal auditory (acoustic) meatus, mastoid process, and carotid canal?

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

Which bone of the skull has the foramen magnum, occipital condyles, and external occipital protuberance?

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

Which bone of the skull has the superior and inferior nuchal line, hypoglossal canal, and jugular foramen?

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

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