Exam 7: The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve) provides sensory information from the face. The three branches of the trigeminal nerve pass from the periphery of the face to the brain through three separate foramina. Which cranial bone contains the foramina for passage of branches of the trigeminal (V) nerve?

The nasal septum consists of septal cartilage plus portions of the maxillae and vomer.

Which two cranial bones unite to form the lambdoid suture?

Which best describes the term lordosis?

The hard palate is a bony partition formed by the _____ and the _____ bones.

The three main parts of the sternum are manubrium, xiphoid process and sternal angle.

The frontal bone

The mandible articulates with the mandibular fossa of the occipital bone.

Membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones of an infant skull are called:

Which skull bone contains the mandibular fossa, mastoid process, styloid process, and zygomatic process?

The lateral walls of the nasal cavity are formed by the ethmoid, maxillae, and inferior nasal conchae.

A sacral ala articulates with a hip bone to form a sacroiliac joint.

Which portion of a vertebra DOES NOT surround the spinal cord to keep it protected from injury?

Which best describes the maxilla bone?

The first rib has grooves on its superior surface for the subclavian artery, subclavian vein and the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus.

Intercostal spaces

The mandible has condylar processes and coronoid processes.

The label on the vertebral foramen is _____.

Which of the following is false for paranasal sinuses? They are

Which best describes the occipital bone?