Multiple Choice
Where would a dentist inject lidocaine to prevent pain in the lower teeth?
7. The Skeletal System
The Skull
Back7. The Skeletal System
The Skull
- Multiple ChoiceWhat would you find located in the lacrimal fossa?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following bones would most likely be involved in surgery to remove a tumor on the pituitary gland?
- Open Question
Fill in the blanks: The two parietal bones are united at the_______suture; they meet the frontal bone at the_____ suture, the temporal bones at the______ sutures, and the occipital bone at the_____suture.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
a. The four paranasal sinuses are the frontal, parietal, sphenoidal, and mandibular sinuses.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
b. The cribriform plate is a component of the ethmoid bone.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
" The sella turcica of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland."
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
The styloid process of the temporal bone is a thick, posterior projection.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
The most conspicuous feature of the temporal bone is the foramen magnum.
- Open Question
The only moveable bone in the adult skull is the:
a. maxilla
b. lacrimal bone
c. mandible
d.frontal bone
- Open Question
The structure(s) that divide the nasal cavity into right and left sides is/are the:
a. nasal bones.
b. perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
c.vomer.
d.Both a and b are correct.
e.Both b and c are correct.
- Open Question
The 'soft spots' in an infant's skull are known as:
a. fontanels.
b. sutures.
c. metopic joints
d.hyaline cartilage.
- Open QuestionMatch the bones in column B with their description in column A. (Note that some descriptions require more than a single choice.) Column A _____ (1) connected by the coronal suture_____ (2) keystone bone of cranium_____ (3) keystone bone of the face_____ (4) form the hard palate_____ (5) allows the spinal cord to pass_____ (6) forms the chin_____ (7) contain paranasal sinuses_____ (8) contains mastoid sinuses Column Ba. ethmoidb. frontalc. mandibled. maxillarye. occipitalf. palatineg. parietalh. sphenoidi. temporal
- Open QuestionHow do the relative proportions of the cranium and face of a fetus compare with those of an adult skull?
- Open QuestionName the cranial and facial bones and compare and contrast the functions of the cranial and facial skeletons.