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BONES OF THE SKULL AND FACE

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following bones is NOT a part of the orbital cavity?
a)
Sphenoid
b)
Temporal
c)
Zygomatic 
d)
Ethmoid
2.
two bones, side-by-side that make up the bridge of the nose; 
a)
sphenoid bones
b)
zygomatic bones 
c)
lacrimal bones 
d)
nasal bones 
3.
Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms portions of the orbital, nasal and oral cavities. 
a)
mandible 
b)
maxillae
c)
zygomatic 
d)
occipital 
4.
Thin bone forming the inner orbital cavity; smallest facial bone.
a)
lacrimal 
b)
zygomatic 
c)
sphenoid 
d)
ethmoid 
5.
What feature is this?
a)
Optic Canal
b)
Carotid Canal
c)
Foramen Magnum
d)
Jugular Foramen
6.
_______ can be found at letter G? 
a)
Sphenoid Bone
b)
Ethmoid Bone
c)
Temporal Bone
d)
Zygomatic Bone
7.
forms sides and roof of skull; Curved bones; joined together at the sagittal suture
a)
temporal 
b)
parietal 
c)
occipital 
d)
frontal 
8.
thin, flat bones that form the back of the nasal septum 
a)
ethmoid 
b)
lacrimal 
c)
inferior nasal conchae 
d)
vomer
9.
The bone indicated by #2 is the 
a)
parietal bone
b)
temporal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
occipital bone
10.
The bone indicated by #3 is the 
a)
frontal bone
b)
nasal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
temporal bone
11.
Butterfly shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of the skull
a)
Parietal 
b)
Temporal 
c)
Sphenoid
d)
Occipital 
12.
Protect the eye; connects to maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone and frontal bone; knows as the cheekbone.  
a)
Zygomatic 
b)
Mandible  
c)
Nasal Bone 
d)
Lacrimal Bones 
13.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Frontal
c)
Mandible
d)
Sphenoid
14.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
15.
a)
Mandible
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
16.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Vomer
c)
Ethmoid
d)
Lacrimal
17.
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
18.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Occipital 
19.
What suture is shown by arrow A?
a)
Coronal suture
b)
Squamous suture
c)
Lambdoidal suture
d)
Temporo-mandibular joint 
20.
located on the sides of the head; houses the internal portion of the ear
a)
temporal bone 
b)
occipital bone 
c)
zygomatic bone 
d)
frontal bone 
21.
Scroll-shaped thin bones that make up the lateral part of the nasal cavity; lined with membranes that help to filter warm air
a)
inferior nasal conchae 
b)
nasal bones
c)
zygomatic bones 
d)
sphenoid bone 
22.
Forms part of the oral, nasal, and orbital cavities; form portions of the hard palate; posterior to the maxilla,
a)
inferior nasal conchae 
b)
zygomatic bones 
c)
palatine bones 
d)
maxillae