BIO 201 Lab 6: Introduction to the Axial Skeleton CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

BIO 201 Lab 6: Introduction to the Axial Skeleton Frontal Bone - correct answers bone that forms the forehead Parietal Bone - correct answers either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium occipital bones of the skull - correct answers back of head Forms posterior and inferior surfaces of the cranium, articulates w the parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones. Occipital Bone: Foramen Magnum - correct answers large opening where spinal cord and brain connect Occipital Bone: occipital condyles - correct answers site of articulation between skull and first vertebra of the neck Occipital Bone: External occipital protuberance - correct answers the inferior and superior nuchal lines are ridges that intersect the occipital crest. makes the attachment cite of muscles. Temporal Bone - correct answers bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial activity. There is a right and left temporal bone. Temporal Bone: External Acoustic Meatus - correct answers canal leading to the middle ear and eardrum Temporal Bone: Mandibular Fossa - correct answers the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandible temporal bone: styloid process - correct answers attachment for muscles of the tongue, throat, and hyoid bone Temporal bone: mastoid process - correct answers Attachment point for muscles moving head Temporal bone (zygomatic process) - correct answers articulates with the temporal process of zygomatic bone to form zygomatic arch Maxilla - correct answers Protects the upper teeth, orbital rim, protects the eye and other structures in the orbit. inferior nasal conchae - correct answers The lowermost scroll-shaped bones on the sidewalls of the nasal cavity. palatine bone - correct answers either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits coronal suture - correct answers the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull sagittal suture - correct answers between parietal bones