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CRANIAL BONES

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

The blue bone(s) on the posterior end of the skull are called

a)

maxillary bones

b)

parietal bones

c)

nasal bones

d)

temporal bones

2.

The green bone(s) inferior to the parietal bones are called

a)

temporal bones

b)

frontal bones

c)

ethmoid bones

d)

sphenoid bones

3.

The large pink bone anterior to the parietal bones is called

a)

the nasal bone

b)

the temporal bone

c)

the vomer

d)

the frontal bone

4.

The parietal and frontal bones are separated by the

a)

squamous suture

b)

lambdoid suture

c)

coronal suture

d)

maxillary bones

5.

Which bone contains the mental foramen?

a)

the maxillary bone

b)

the parietal bone

c)

the occipital bone

d)

the mandible

6.

The yellow bone which spans the entire bottom, interior region of the skull is called the

a)

sphenoid bone

b)

the vomer

c)

the nasal bone

d)

the mandilbe

7.

The empty box on the bottom right of the screen is pointing to which small bone?

a)

the nasal bone

b)

the vomer

c)

the ethmoid bone

d)

the lacrimal bone

8.

The orange bone on the anterior side of the skull is termed the

a)

vomer

b)

maxilla

c)

mandible

d)

sphenoid

9.

The paired blue bones are called

a)

the zygomatic bones

b)

the temporal bones

c)

the occipital bones

d)

the parietal bones

10.

What bones surround the orbital cavity (eye)?

a)

the vomer, the occipital & the nasal bones

b)

the vomer, the ethmoid & the lacrimal bones

c)

the vomer, the mandible & the nasal bones

d)

none of the above are correct

11.

Which bone is posterior and inferior on the skull? (hint: it is not pictured in this diagram)

a)

the ethmoid

b)

the sphenoid

c)

the lacrimal

d)

the occipital

12.

Which suture borders the occipital and the parietal bones?

a)

the lamboid suture

b)

the squamous suture

c)

the coronal suture

13.

The mastoid process belongs to which bone?

a)

the parietal

b)

the temporal

c)

the nasal

d)

the mandible