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RADR 2331: Cranium Anatomy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bones is the cranium composed of?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

14

2.

What are the two main divisions of the cranium?

a)

Cranial Vault

b)

Cranial Floor

c)

Sutures

d)

Junctions

3.

The small cube shaped cranial bone _______________

a)

Sphenoid Bone

b)

Frontal Bone

c)

Ethmoid Bone

d)

Maxillary Bone

4.

The irregularly wedged shaped cranial bone ___________

a)

Ethmoid Bone

b)

Sphenoid Bone

c)

Temporal Bone

d)

Parietal Bone

5.

The cranial bone that articulates with all the other cranial bones:_____________

a)

Temporal Bone

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Ethmoid Bone

d)

Sphenoid Bone

6.

The foramen magnum is a feature of which cranial bone: ____________

a)

Temporal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Occipital Bone

d)

Sphenoid Bone

7.

The __________ contains the organs of hearing and balance.

a)

Greater Wing of Sphenoid Bone

b)

Lesser Wing of Sphenoid Bone

c)

Petromastoid Portion of Temporal Bone

d)

Mastoid Portion of Temporal Bone

8.

The thickest, densest bone of the cranium: ___________

a)

Petrous Portion of the Temporal Bone

b)

Greater Wing of the Sphenoid Bone

c)

Lesser Wing of the Sphenoid Bone

d)

Basilar Portion of the Occipital Bone

9.

List the three Auditory Ossicles located in the Middle Ear:

a)

Hamate

b)

Malleus

c)

Stapes

d)

Incus

e)

Inion

10.

The square shaped cranial bone with concave/convex surfaces: ___________

a)

Parietal Bone

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Temporal Bone

d)

Malar Bone

11.

List the paired foramen located in the sphenoid bone: __________

a)

Jugular Foramen

b)

Rotundum

c)

Ovale

d)

Carotid Foramen

e)

Spinosum

12.

The sella turcica contains the _______

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Pituitary Gland

13.

The cribiform plate is received into the ________ of the frontal bone.

a)

Ethmoid Notch

b)

Frontal Notch

c)

Orbital Plate

d)

Nasal Spine

14.

The ____________ of the occipital bone articulate with the superior articular surface of C1.

a)

Occipital Protuberance

b)

Hypoglossal Canal

c)

Occipital Condyles

d)

Basilar Portion

15.

The auditory tube (eustachian tube) communicates with _________.

a)

Frontal Sinus

b)

Nasopharynx

c)

Oropharynx

d)

Laryngopharynx