Understanding Skulls and Skeletons

What is one way Dia de Los Muertos is celebrated?

• By lighting fireworks

• By carving pumpkins

• By eating candy skulls

• By dressing up as ghosts

How many bones make up the human skull?

• 24

• 22

• 20

• 18

What is the function of the cranium?

• To protect the brain

• To support the jaw

• To form the nose

• To hold the teeth

Why do babies have soft spots on their skulls?

• To help them hear better

• To allow brain growth

• To make them lighter

• To help them see better

What are the soft spots on a baby's skull called?

• Sutures

• Foramina

• Fontanelles

• Mandibles

What are foramina?

• Bones in the face

• Soft spots in the skull

• Holes for nerves and blood vessels

• Parts of the jaw

Why is it important to wear a helmet?

• To protect the brain

• To look cool

• To improve balance

• To keep warm

Which bone in the skull can be moved?

• Mandible

• Cranium

• Vomer

• Nasal bone

What is the vomer?

• A bone in the ear

• A bone in the jaw

• A bone in the middle of the face

• A bone in the arm

What does facial symmetry mean?

• The face is round

• The face is asymmetrical

• Both sides of the face are identical

• The face is long