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Skull Bones and Markings Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The raised areas in green are called...

a)

foramen magnum

b)

occipital condyles

c)

mandibular fossae

d)

zygomatic arch

2.

The depressions on the temporal bones (within the red ovals) are called...

a)

mandibular notch

b)

occipital crest

c)

mandibular fossae

d)

zygomatic arch

3.

What is the name of the purple bone?

a)

maxilla

b)

palatine

c)

mandible

d)

zygomatic

4.

What is the name of the orange bone (inside the nose and you can also see it a little in the eye cavity)

a)

maxilla

b)

palatine

c)

ethmoid

d)

nasal

5.

What is the name of the grey bone between the teeth?

a)

maxilla

b)

mandible

c)

ethmoid

d)

palatine

6.

What are the structures in the picture?

a)

foramen magnum

b)

occipital condyles

c)

external auditory meatus

d)

zygomatic process

7.

What is the structure in the picture?

a)

foramen magnum

b)

occipital condyles

c)

external auditory meatus

d)

zygomatic process

8.

What is the structure in this picture?

a)

infraorbital foramen

b)

zygomatic arch

c)

horizontal plate

d)

mental foramen

9.

Bone #1 is...

a)

Frontal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Temporal Bone

d)

Occipital Bone

10.

Bone #4 is...

a)

Mandible

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Maxilla

d)

Temporal Bone

11.

Bone #6 is...

a)

Frontal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Sphenoid Bone

d)

Occipital Bone

12.

Bone is...

a)

Hyoid Bone

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Temporal Bone

d)

Zygomatic Bone

13.

Which bone is known as the forehead bone in the human skull?

a)

Parietal bone

b)

Frontal bone

c)

Temporal bone

d)

Occipital bone

14.

What is the primary function of the foramen magnum in the skull?

a)

To allow the passage of the optic nerve

b)

To connect the skull to the jaw

c)

To allow the passage of the spinal cord

d)

To support the nasal cavity

15.

Which of the following bones is not part of the human skull?

a)

Mandible

b)

Humerus

c)

Maxilla

d)

Zygomatic bone