Upgraded Skull and Cranial Bones Test Bank

Upgraded Skull and Cranial Bones Test Bank Which of the following bones is part of the floor of the cranium? A.Temporal C.Frontal B. Occipital D. Parietal - CORRECT ANSWER-Temporal How many bones make up the facial bone region? A. 6 C. 12 B. 8 D. 14 - CORRECT ANSWER-14 Which bony landmark represents the highest level of the facial bone mass? A. Nasion C. Orbital plates B. Acanthion D. Supraorbital notch - CORRECT ANSWER-Orbital plates The widest portion of the cranium is found at the level of the: A. parietal tubercles. C. squamous portion of the temporal bone. B. right and left pterion. D. external acoustic meatus (EAM). - CORRECT ANSWERParietal tubercles What is the name of the joint found between the lateral condylar processes of the skull and the superior articular process of C1? A. Zygapophyseal joint C. Atlanto-occipital joint B. Intervertebral joint D. Cervico-occipital joint - CORRECT ANSWER-Atlanto-occipital joint Which cranial bone articulates with all the other cranial bones? A. Parietal C. Sphenoid B. Ethmoid D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-Sphenoid The slight depression above each eyebrow is termed the: A. glabella. C. supraorbital groove. B. supraorbital foramina. D. frontal tuberosity. - CORRECT ANSWER-supraorbital groove Which of the following cranial bones does not articulate with the parietal bone? A. Frontal C. Occipital B. Sphenoid D. All of the above articulate with the parietal bone - CORRECT ANSWERAll of the above articulate with the parietal bone The left mastoid fontanel becomes the ____ in an adult. A. left asterion C. left bregma B. left pterion D. squamosal suture - CORRECT ANSWER-left asterion