Open QuestionThe boundaries between skull bones are immovable joints called (a) foramina, (b) fontanelles, (c) lacunae, (d) sutures.
Open QuestionThe joint between the frontal and parietal bones is correctly called the____ suture. (a) parietal, (b) lambdoid, (c) squamous, (d) coronal.
Open QuestionBlood vessels that drain blood from the head pass through the (a) jugular foramina, (b) hypoglossal canals, (c) stylomastoid foramina, (d) mental foramina, (e) lateral canals.
Multiple ChoiceTrue or False; if false, select the answer that best corrects the statement.Associated bones provide a house for the brain.
Multiple ChoiceIf a patient has a tumor on the pituitary gland, a surgeon will often make an incision in the nose before cutting into which bone to reach the pituitary?
Multiple ChoiceDuring a baseball game, the batter hit's a line drive that strikes the pitcher directly in the face breaking a bone. Among the four bones listed, which bone would you expect to be the least likely to be the bone that is broken in this situation?