Chapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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Chapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
occipital bone


Ans: Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull




parietal bones


Ans: Bones that form the sides and top of the cranium.




frontal bone


Ans: bone that forms the forehead




temporal bones


Ans: Bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region.




ethmoid bone

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Ans: Light spongy bone between the eye sockets; forms part of the nasal

cavities. (not affected during facial massage)




sphenoid bone


Ans: forms the sides of the eye socket (not affected during facial

massage)




nasal bones


Ans: Bones that form the bridge of the nose.




lacrimal bones


Ans: smallest, most fragile, thin bones located in the front inside wall of

the orbits (eye sockets)




zygomatic bones

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Ans: the two bones, one on each side of the face, that form the high

portion of the cheek




maxillae


Ans: the two fused bones forming the upper jaw




mandible


Ans: forms the lower jawbone, the largest and strongest bone of the face




Hyoid


Ans: a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the

tongue muscles




thorax


Ans: The chest or pulmonary trunk consisting of the sternum, ribs, and

thoracic vertebrae

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ribs


Ans: the 12 pairs of bones that protect the heart and lungs and form the

wall of the thorax




sternum


Ans: Breastbone; flat bone that forms the ventral (front) support of the

ribs.




clavicle


Ans: collarbone: bone that joins the sternum and scapula




scapula


Ans: shoulder blade; flat triangular bone of the shoulder




humerus