Deck 26: Osteology of the Skull

Question 1

The mental foramen is found within the maxilla.The mental nerves and vessels to the upper lip and facial anterior gingiva pass through the mental foramen.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Answer 1

D
The mental foramen is found within the mandible.The mental nerves and vessels to the upper lip and facial anterior gingiva pass through this foramen.

Question 2

Each of the following structures is part of the hard palate EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Incisive foramen
B) Median palatine suture
C) Maxillary tuberosity
D) Palatine bones

Answer 2

C
The maxillary tuberosity is a bulging area of bone distal to the third molars.

Question 3

The mandibular foramen is located near the top of the ramus.The nerves and blood vessels for the maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth and soft tissues enter the maxillae through the mandibular foramen.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Answer 3

D
The mandibular foramen is located about midway up the ramus.Nerves and blood vessels for the lower teeth and lip enter the mandible through the mandibular foramen.

Question 4

The digastric fossae of the mandible can be seen laterally because they are located at the inferior border of the mandible.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 5

The vertical portion of the mandible is called the ramus.The mandible is made up of one body,two alveolar processes,and two rami.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 6

Some people believe that temporomandibular joint problems are due to the squamosal suture because unlike most sutures,which overlap one another,the squamosal suture butts up against surrounding sutures.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 7

The following structures are ossicles EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Conchae
B) Malleus
C) Incus
D) Stapes

Question 8

The anterior nasal spine is important radiographically because it is a landmark frequently used to locate impacted third molars.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 9

There are 24 bones that makeup the skull.Fourteen bones makeup bones of the face.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 10

The frontal lobe of the brain is within the

A) anterior cranial fossa
B) hypophyseal fossa
C) foramen rotundum
D) crista galli

Question 11

The structure that is composed of the vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone is the

A) inferior nasal conchae
B) vertical nasal septum
C) inferior orbit
D) lateral nasal orbit

Question 12

The position and size of the lingula is important to clinical dentistry because it often is associated with mandibular tori.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 13

A person who is crying will typically experience a runny nose because tears flow from the inner corner of the eye through the lacrimal gland.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 14

The midline that shows fusion of the hard palate is called the

A) anterior nasal spine
B) median palatine suture
C) mylohyoid line
D) interparietal suture

Question 15

The crista galli as well as the cribriform plate are part of the ethmoid bone.These structures are located in a small area near the midline in the back of the skull.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 16

Within the medial body of the mandible are two fossae that house the sublingual and submandibular salivary glands.These two fossae are called the coronoid notch and the coronoid process.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 17

The following bones of the skull are paired EXCEPT for one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Palatine
E) All of the above are paired.

Question 18

The suture at the top of the skull that marks the fusion of the parietal bones is the sagittal suture.This structure is also called the lambdoid suture.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 19

In the body of the sphenoid is a depression called the hypophyseal fossa.The master gland,the thyroid,lies in this fossa.

A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false;the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 20

The genial tubercles are located on the

A) internal anterior portion of the mandible
B) external anterior portion of the mandible
C) internal ramus
D) external ramus

Question 21

Which of the following are found within the nasal cavity (Select all that apply. )?

A) Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
B) Canine eminence
C) Inferior nasal conchae
D) Vomer bone
E) Mastoid process

Question 22

The pterygoid processes each have two thin walls of bone that project backward,which are called the __________ pterygoid plates.

Question 23

Alveolar eminences within the zygomatic process are most prominent on anterior teeth.

Question 24

Which of the following are located within the orbit (Select all that apply. )?

A) Superior orbital fissures
B) Inferior orbital fissures
C) Optic foramen
D) Mastoid process

Question 25

Normal eruption of __________ may be inhibited if there is insufficient growth in the mandible.

Question 26

Which bones have parts that makeup the temporal fossa (Select all that apply. )?

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

Question 27

Bones which surround the brain include (Select all that apply. )

A) frontal
B) occipital
C) zygomatic
D) ethmoid
E)temporal
F)palatine

Question 28

The maxilla consists of a body and ____________ processes.

Question 29

Sutures visible from the superior aspect of the skull include (Select all that apply. )

A) coronal suture
B) lambdoid suture
C) sagittal suture
D) squamosal suture
E) interparietal suture

Question 30

The _________ bone articulates with the condyle of the mandible to form the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Question 31

The cribriform plate is the passageway for olfactory nerves from the nasal cavity to the brain.

Question 32

The coronoid process is involved in the temporomandibular (TMJ)articulation.

Question 33

From the inferior view of the skull,the _____________ is located between the maxilla and the palatine bone.

Question 34

Another name for the mental spines is the interior nasal spine.

Question 35

Another name for the cheekbone is the ___________ bone.