A&P - 6.8 - Facial Bones

Which of these are holes in back of ramus of the mandible that are for a main nerve to the lower teeth?

• mandibular foramen

• foramen magnum

• mastoid process

• styloid process

What is the only bone NOT attached to any other and it serves as a moveable base for the tongue?

• temporal bone

• occipital bone

• mandible

• hyoid bone

Which bones are commonly referred to as the bones of the bridge of nose?

• zygomatic bones

• temporal bones

• vomer

• nasal bones

Which is a projection of the temporal bone?

• temporal process of zygomatic bone

• zygomatic process of temporal bone

What bones form the anterior two-thirds of the roof of the mouth and are also referred to as the upper jaw and central face bones?

• maxillae

• mandible

• vomer

• hyoid

Which is composed of the joined processes of the temporal and zygomatic bones?

• mandibular foramen

• zygomatic arch

• temporal arch

• mastoid process

The nasal bones are ​ (a)   to the mandible bone. The zygomatic bones are ​ (b)   to the vomer bone.

• superior
• lateral
• inferior

Which bone’s body does the mental foramen passes through?

• mandible

• zygomatic bone

• occipital bone

• hyoid bone

Which bone has every other facial bone connected to it (except for the hyoid bone)?

• maxillary

• mandible

• frontal

• zygomatic

a depression that permits tears to drain from the eye to the nasal passage

• lacrimal fossa

• Mufasa

• mandibular foramen

• occipital condyles