Deck 2: Skull and Cervical Vertebrae

Question 1

Which bones of the neurocranium are unpaired?

Answer 1

Frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid

Question 2

Which bones of the neurocranium are paired?

Answer 2

Temporal, parietal

Question 3

List four functions of bone.

Answer 3

Site of muscle attachment for movement, protection of vital organs, support for other body structures, storage site for calcium and blood cells

Question 4

Which bones compose the viscerocranium?

Question 5

Which bones form the neurocranium?

Question 6

Name each division of the trigeminal nerve, and specify the foramen through which each exits the cranial cavity.

Question 7

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Protective bones of the skull

A) Long bone
B) Epiphysis
C) Diaphysis
D) Short bone
E) Flat bone
F) Irregular bone

Question 8

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Cuboidal bones of the ankle and wrist

A) Long bone
B) Epiphysis
C) Diaphysis
D) Short bone
E) Flat bone
F) Irregular bone

Question 9

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Tubular bones of the extremities

A) Long bone
B) Epiphysis
C) Diaphysis
D) Short bone
E) Flat bone
F) Irregular bone

Question 10

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Head of long bone

A) Long bone
B) Epiphysis
C) Diaphysis
D) Short bone
E) Flat bone
F) Irregular bone

Question 11

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Bones of the face

A) Long bone
B) Epiphysis
C) Diaphysis
D) Short bone
E) Flat bone
F) Irregular bone

Question 12

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Shaft of long bone

A) Long bone
B) Epiphysis
C) Diaphysis
D) Short bone
E) Flat bone
F) Irregular bone

Question 13

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Circular to oval-shaped opening

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 14

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Small, thornlike projection

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 15

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Large, depressed area

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 16

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Narrow, cleftlike slit

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 17

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Long, shallow indentation

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 18

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Large extension of bone

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 19

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Roughened ridges on the surface of bone

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 20

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Small, shallow pit

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 21

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Long, narrow, tubelike channel

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 22

Match the terms with their descriptions. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Bulge on the surface of bone

A) Spine
B) Foramen
C) Meatus
D) Protuberance
E) Condyle
F)Tubercle
G) Crest
H)Process
I)Canal
J)Fovea
K) Aperture
L)Fossa
M)Groove
N)Fissure

Question 23

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Olfactory nerves

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 24

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Optic nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 25

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Oculomotor nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 26

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Trochlear nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 27

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 28

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Maxillary division of trigeminal nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 29

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 30

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Abducens nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 31

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Facial nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 32

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Vestibulocochlear nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 33

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Glossopharyngeal nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 34

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Vagus nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 35

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Accessory nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 36

Match each cranial nerve with its correct foramen. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Hypoglossal nerve

A) Internal acoustic meatus
B) Foramen lacerum
C) Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D) Foramen ovale
E) Hypoglossal canal
F) Foramen spinosum
G) Optic canal
H)Foramen rotundum
I)Superior orbital fissure
J)Jugular foramen

Question 37

The articular surface of each bone in a synovial joint is covered by ____________________ cartilage.

Question 38

The facial nerve exits the skull to reach the face through the ____________________.

Question 39

The depression of the sphenoid bone that contains the pituitary gland is called the ____________________.

Question 40

The middle meningeal artery enters the skull through the ____________________.

Question 41

The vertebral artery passes through the ____________________ of cervical vertebrae en route to supply oxygenated blood to the brain.

Question 42

Spongy bone located between the outer and inner cortical plates of compact bone is known as ____________________.

Question 43

The zygomatic arch is formed from the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the ____________________.

Question 44

The sublingual and submandibular fossae are separated by the ____________________, a surface feature of the mandible.

Question 45

The junction between the laminae and pedicles of a vertebra is known as the ____________________.

Question 46

The viscerocranium is composed of each of the following bones except the

A) maxillae.
B) frontal bone.
C) palatine bones.
D) zygomatic bones.
E) vomer.

Question 47

What shallow depression in the maxilla lies between the roots of the central and lateral incisors?

A) Incisive fossa
B) Alveolus
C) Canine eminence
D) Infraorbital foramen
E) Canine fossa

Question 48

The frontal bone is attached to the parietal bones via the

A) squamous suture.
B) lambdoid suture.
C) sagittal suture.
D) frontal suture.
E) coronal suture.

Question 49

The parietal and temporal bones are bound by the

A) squamous suture.
B) lambdoid suture.
C) sagittal suture.
D) frontal suture.
E) coronal suture.

Question 50

Which of the following openings is not found in the middle cranial fossa?

A) Foramen lacerum
B) Superior orbital fissure
C) Foramen spinosum
D) Internal acoustic meatus
E) Foramen rotundum

Question 51

What opening transmits the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle?

A) Greater palatine foramen
B) Mandibular foramen
C) Mental foramen
D) Sphenopalatine foramen
E) Incisive foramen

Question 52

What type of joint is found at the epiphyseal plate of developing long bone?

A) Fibrous
B) Synchondrotic
C) Symphysial
D) Synostotic
E) Synovial

Question 53

The hypoglossal canal can be found in which of the following bones of the neurocranium?

A) Temporal
B) Parietal
C) Occipital
D) Frontal
E) Sphenoid

Question 54

Which of the following foramen are found in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone? (Select all that apply.)

A) Foramen ovale
B) Optic canal
C) Foramen spinosum
D) Superior orbital fissure
E) Internal acoustic meatus

Question 55

Which of the following features of the ethmoid bone contribute to the bony formation of the nasal cavity? (Select all that apply.)

A) Superior nasal concha
B) Cribriform plate
C) Crista galli
D) Perpendicular plate
E) Middle nasal concha

Question 56

Bones articulating with the maxillae outside of the orbit include the (select all that apply)

A) zygomatic bones.
B) nasal bones.
C) ethmoid bones.
D) frontal bones.
E) mandible.

Question 57

The posterior openings of the nasal cavity are formed from the (select all that apply)

A) vomer.
B) inferior nasal conchae.
C) pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
D) nasal bones.
E) horizontal plate of the palatine bone.

Question 58

The atlas (C1) lacks which of the following features found in a typical cervical vertebra? (Select all that apply.)

A) Spinous process
B) Superior articulating processes
C) Vertebral foramen
D) Vertebral body
E) Transverse foramen

Question 59

Which of the following structures are transmitted through the jugular foramen? (Select all that apply.)

A) Vagus nerve
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Internal jugular vein
D) Accessory nerve
E) Glossopharyngeal nerve