The upper jawbones are called the:

• mandible

• mastoid

• zygoma

• maxillae

The lower jawbone is called the:

• zygoma

• maxillae

• mandible

• mastoid

The small, rounded, fleshy bulge immediately anterior to the ear canal is called the:

• incus

• pinna

• tragus

• stapes

The superficial temporal artery can be palpated:

•  slightly above the ear

• at the angle of the jaw

• over the mastoid process

•  just anterior to the tragus

The mastoid process is located approximately:

• 1 inch posterior to the external opening of the ear

•  ½ inch anterior to the external opening of the ear

• 1 inch inferior to the external opening of the ear

•  1 inch posterior to the angle of the mandible

The cricoid cartilage:

•  lies superior to the thyroid cartilage in the neck

•  is the only complete circular cartilage of the trachea

• is easier to see and palpate than the thyroid cartilage

•  lies superior to the cricothyroid membrane in the neck

The eyeball itself is referred to as the:

• orbit

• globe

• sclera

• cornea

The white portion of the eye is called the:

• iris

• retina

• sclera

• cornea

When a light is shone into the pupil:

• the opposite pupil should dilate

•  it should become smaller in size

• it should become larger in size

• both pupils should dilate together

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

 The skin and underlying tissues of the face:

• have a rich blood supply and bleed profusely

• swell minimally when exposed to blunt trauma

• are well protected by the maxillae and mandible

• contain a relatively small number of nerve fibers