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Axial Skeleton and Cranial Bones Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which bone is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

a)

Sacrum

b)

Frontal bone

c)

Malleus

d)

Clavicle

e)

Coccyx

2.

How many bones are in the axial skeleton?

a)

70

b)

72

c)

74

d)

80

e)

206

3.

Which suture connects the frontal bone to the parietal bones?

a)

Lambdoid

b)

Squamous

c)

Coronal

d)

Sagittal

e)

Metopic

4.

The foramen magnum is found in the __________.

a)

Temporal bone

b)

Occipital bone

c)

Sphenoid bone

d)

Parietal bone

e)

Maxilla

5.

The external acoustic meatus is a feature of the:

a)

Ethmoid

b)

Frontal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

e)

Maxilla

6.

The occipital condyles articulate with which bone?

a)

Axis

b)

Atlas

c)

Mandible

d)

Sphenoid

e)

Temporal

7.

Which feature is part of the ethmoid bone?

a)

Sella turcica

b)

Crista galli

c)

External occipital crest

d)

Carotid canal

e)

Mastoid process

8.

The sella turcica houses the __________.

a)

Optic chiasm

b)

Pituitary gland

c)

Pineal gland

d)

Cerebellum

e)

Olfactory nerve

9.

The superior orbital fissure is a feature of the:

a)

Temporal bone

b)

Frontal bone

c)

Sphenoid bone

d)

Zygomatic bone

e)

Parietal bone

10.

Which bone contains the supraorbital foramen?

a)

Maxilla

b)

Frontal

c)

Parietal

d)

Nasal

e)

Zygomatic

11.

Which bone forms the posterior and inferior portions of the cranium?

a)

Sphenoid

b)

Ethmoid

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

e)

Parietal

12.

Which cranial bone contains the mandibular fossa?

a)

Sphenoid

b)

Ethmoid

c)

Maxilla

d)

Temporal

e)

Frontal

13.

The zygomatic arch is formed by the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the ________.

a)

Mandibular condyle

b)

Maxillary process

c)

Styloid process

d)

Zygomatic process of temporal bone

e)

Coronoid process

14.

Which bone forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum?

a)

Vomer

b)

Ethmoid

c)

Nasal bone

d)

Sphenoid

e)

Palatine

15.

The lacrimal sulcus houses the __________.

a)

Lacrimal gland

b)

Nasolacrimal duct

c)

Superior oblique tendon

d)

Olfactory epithelium

e)

Optic nerve