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Bones of the Skull (and Joints)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
2.
a)
Mandible
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
3.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
4.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Frontal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
5.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
6.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Vomer
c)
Ethmoid
d)
Lacrimal
7.
Butterfly shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of the skull
a)
Parietal 
b)
Temporal 
c)
Sphenoid
d)
Occipital 
8.
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 
9.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
10.
The bone indicated by #2 is the 
a)
parietal bone
b)
temporal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
occipital bone
11.
The suture indicated by #13 is the 
a)
coronal suture
b)
sagittal suture
c)
lamdoid suture
d)
squamous suture
12.
The suture indicated by #14 is the 
a)
coronal suture
b)
sagittal suture
c)
lamdoid suture
d)
squamous suture
13.
The suture indicated by #15 is the 
a)
coronal suture
b)
sagittal suture
c)
lamdoid suture
d)
squamous suture
14.
The structure indicated by #9 is the 
a)
zygomatic process
b)
mastoid process
c)
styloid process
d)
inferior conchae
15.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Vomer
c)
Ethmoid
d)
Lacrimal
16.

Identify Bone "H"

a)

Zygomatic

b)

Maxilla

c)

Sphenoid

d)

Lacrimal

17.

Identify Bone "C"

a)

Ethmoid

b)

Lacrimal

c)

Sphenoid

d)

Nasal

18.

Identify Bone "B"

a)

Ethmoid

b)

Sphenoid

c)

Lacrimal

d)

Zygomatic

19.

identify Bone "G"

a)

Maxilla

b)

Mandible

c)

Zygomatic

d)

Vomer

20.

Identify Bone "F"

a)

mandible

b)

maxilla

c)

zygomatic

d)

vomer

21.

Another name for your skull, what would you call the section in red?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Cranium

c)

Mandible

d)

Zygomatic

22.

suture #2 is called the

a)

coronal suture

b)

squamous suture

c)

lamboidal suture

d)

sagittal suture

23.
A joint that allows only slight movement is known as __.
a)
articulation
b)
adduction
c)
amphiarthrosis
24.
Classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic represents  
a)
location in the body
b)
the composition of the joint
c)
the number of bones that joint affects
d)
degree of movement possible at the joint
25.

Skull sutures are example of...

a)

synarthrotic

b)

amphiarthrotic

c)

diarthrotic

26.
A diarthrotic joint occurs at all the following locations except
a)
the knee
b)
the elbow
c)
the wrist
d)
the skull
27.

Which is an example of a hinge joint

a)

knee and elbow

b)

shoulder and hip

c)

neck

d)

ankle and wrist

28.

The skull is an example of what type of joint?

a)

Cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis)

b)

Synovial (diarthrosis)

c)

Fibrous (synarthrosis)

29.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
30.
Allow bones to move in almost any direction
a)
Pivotal joint
b)
Ball and socket joint
c)
Hinge joint
d)
Gliding joint
31.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
32.

Which of the following is an endochondral bone

a)

sternum

b)

scapula

c)

femur

d)

ribs

33.

Where is the primary ossification center located in endochondral bone development?

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphysis

34.

Where is the secondary ossification center located in endochondral bone development?

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphysis

35.

What is another term for the "epiphyseal plate" ?

a)

growth plate

b)

growth joints

c)

growth hormone space

d)

I have no idea