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Skull quiz

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
These two bones form the sides and the base of cranium
a)
External auditory meatus
b)
Temporal bone
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Parietal
2.
Forms the back part of the skull and the base of the cranium.
a)
External Auditory Meatus
b)
Temporal bone
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Parietal bone
3.
Are two of the largest bones of the skull. Together they form most of the roof and the upper sides of the cranium.
a)
External Auditory Meatus
b)
Temporal bone
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Parietal bone
4.
Anterior portion of the cranium that forms the forehead.
a)
Meatus
b)
Temporal bone
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Frontal bone
5.
The opening of the external auditory canal of the outer ear.
a)
External auditory meatus
b)
Temporal bone
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Parietal bone
6.
Irregular wedge shaped bone at the base of the skull.
a)
Sphenoid bone
b)
Temporal bone
c)
Ethmoid bone
d)
Occipital
7.
Light spongy bone located at the roof and sides of nose
a)
Sphenoid bone
b)
Ethmoid bone
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Temporal bone
8.
Form the upper part of nose bridge.
a)
Nasal bone
b)
Zygomatic bone
c)
Malleus
d)
Maxillary bone
9.
Make up part of the orbit(eye socket) at the inner angle
a)
Palatine bone
b)
Lacrimal bone
c)
Nasal bone
d)
Inferior conchae
10.

How many bones are in the skull?

a)

22

b)

19

c)

27

d)

23

11.

How many cranial bones and how many facial bones?

a)

12 cranial bones and 10 facial skeletal bones

b)

4 cranial bones and 18 facial skeletal bones

c)

8 cranial bones and 14 facial skeletal bones

d)

20 facial skeletal bones and 2 cranial bones

12.

Which one of these are cranial bones

a)

Sphenoid bone

b)

vomer

c)

Mandible

d)

two nasal bones

13.

Which one of these are facial bones

a)

ethmoid bone

b)

two parietal bones

c)

Two lacrimal bones

d)

sphenoid bone

14.

Which one of these are functions of the skull?

a)

Supports structure of face.

b)

Protects brain from injury.

c)

Provide a protective cavity for the brain.

d)

All of the above.

15.

Parts of the sphenoid bone include the

a)

Sella turcica

b)

squamous portion

c)

glabella

d)

Zygomatic process

16.

What is another name for the skull cap?

a)

Cranium

b)

calaveras

c)

calvarium

d)

cranio capitulum

17.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Frontal

d)

Occipital

18.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Frontal

d)

Occipital

19.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Frontal

d)

Occipital

20.

Identify the highlighted part of the bone

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Sphenoid

d)

Occipital

21.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Ethmoid

b)

Parietal

c)

Sphenoid

d)

Temporal

22.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Ethmoid

c)

Nasal

d)

Inferior nasal concha

23.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Nasal

c)

Mandible

d)

Maxilla

24.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Mandible

b)

Maxilla

c)

Lacrimal

d)

Zygomatic

25.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Styloid process

b)

Mastoid process

c)

External auditory meatus

d)

Zygomatic arch

26.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Zygomatic

b)

Zygomatic process of temporal bone

c)

Temporal

d)

Styloid process

27.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Styloid process

b)

Mastoid process

c)

External auditory meatus

d)

Zygomatic arch

28.

Identify the highlighted suture

a)

Squamous

b)

Sagittal

c)

Coronal

d)

Lambdoidal

29.

Identify the highlighted suture

a)

Lambdoidal

b)

Coronal

c)

Squamous

d)

Sagittal

30.

Identify the highlighted suture

a)

Sagittal

b)

Squamous

c)

Lambdoidal

d)

Coronal

31.

Identify the highlighted suture

a)

Squamous

b)

Lambdoidal

c)

Sagittal

d)

Coronal

32.

Identify the area where the arrow is pointing

a)

Interal auditory meatus

b)

Sella turcica

c)

Cribriform plate

d)

External auditory meatus

33.

Identify where the arrow is pointing at

a)

Sella turcica

b)

Facet

c)

Internal auditory meatus

d)

Cribiform plate

34.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Foramen rotundum

b)

Foramen ovale

c)

Foramen magnum

d)

Foramen lacerum

35.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Foramen lacerum

b)

Jugular foramen

c)

Internal auditory meatus

d)

Foramen spinosum

36.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Foramen lacerum

b)

Foramen jugular

c)

Foramen spinosum

d)

Foramen ovale

37.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Foramen ovale

b)

Foramen lacerum

c)

Foramen rotundum

d)

Foramen magnum

38.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Foramen ovale

b)

Jugular foramen

c)

Foramen spinosum

d)

Foramen magnum

39.

Identify the highlighted part of this bone

a)

Supraorbital foramen

b)

Infraorbital foramen

c)

Foramen

d)

Mental foramen

40.

Identify where the arrow is pointing at

a)

Fissure

b)

Superior orbital fissure

c)

Inferior orbital fissure

d)

Optic canal

41.

What classification are the cranial bones?

a)

Flat bones

b)

Long bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

42.
This skeleton is made of limbs, pectoral girdle, and pelvic girdle. 
a)
Appendicular
b)
Axial
c)
Lateral
d)
Whole 
43.
A hole or opening; serves as a passage way for blood vessels and nerves
a)
meatus
b)
foramen
c)
fissure
d)
trochanter
44.
An interlocking line of union between bones.
a)
suture
b)
crest
c)
facet
d)
foramen
45.
a)

Armadillo

b)

Black Bear

c)

Coyote

d)

Feral Hog

46.
a)

Bat

b)

Black Bear

c)

Mole

d)

Red Fox

47.
a)

Skunk

b)

Beaver

c)

Bobcat

d)

Whitetail Deer