FLASHCARD - Skull & Face

Front

What is the name of the bat shaped bone?

Back

Sphenoid

Front

What is the name of the bone that is located between the eyes and forms part of the nasal cavity?

Back

Ethmoid

Front

What bone is located at the side of the skull and is involved in hearing?

Back

Temporal

Front

What are the cheek bones called?

Back

Zygomatic

Front

What is a hole in a bone that contains nerves and blood vessels called?

Back

Foramen

Front

What is the name of the bone that forms the upper jaw?

Back

Maxilla

Front

What is the name of the lower jaw bone?

Back

Mandible

Front

What is the name of the bone that forms the back and base of the skull?

Back

Occipital

Front

What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?

Back

Frontal

Front

What is the name of the bone that forms the sides and roof of the cranium?

Back

Parietal