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WorksheetsRADR 2331: Cranium Anatomy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How many bones is the cranium composed of?
5
6
8
14
What are the two main divisions of the cranium?
Cranial Vault
Cranial Floor
Sutures
Junctions
The small cube shaped cranial bone _______________
Sphenoid Bone
Frontal Bone
Ethmoid Bone
Maxillary Bone
The irregularly wedged shaped cranial bone ___________
Ethmoid Bone
Sphenoid Bone
Temporal Bone
Parietal Bone
The cranial bone that articulates with all the other cranial bones:_____________
Temporal Bone
Occipital Bone
Ethmoid Bone
Sphenoid Bone
The foramen magnum is a feature of which cranial bone: ____________
Temporal Bone
Parietal Bone
Occipital Bone
Sphenoid Bone
The __________ contains the organs of hearing and balance.
Greater Wing of Sphenoid Bone
Lesser Wing of Sphenoid Bone
Petromastoid Portion of Temporal Bone
Mastoid Portion of Temporal Bone
The thickest, densest bone of the cranium: ___________
Petrous Portion of the Temporal Bone
Greater Wing of the Sphenoid Bone
Lesser Wing of the Sphenoid Bone
Basilar Portion of the Occipital Bone
List the three Auditory Ossicles located in the Middle Ear:
Hamate
Malleus
Stapes
Incus
Inion
The square shaped cranial bone with concave/convex surfaces: ___________
Parietal Bone
Occipital Bone
Temporal Bone
Malar Bone
List the paired foramen located in the sphenoid bone: __________
Jugular Foramen
Rotundum
Ovale
Carotid Foramen
Spinosum
The sella turcica contains the _______
Hypothalamus
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Pituitary Gland
The cribiform plate is received into the ________ of the frontal bone.
Ethmoid Notch
Frontal Notch
Orbital Plate
Nasal Spine
The ____________ of the occipital bone articulate with the superior articular surface of C1.
Occipital Protuberance
Hypoglossal Canal
Occipital Condyles
Basilar Portion
The auditory tube (eustachian tube) communicates with _________.
Frontal Sinus
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
