ANAT1068: Osteology of the Skull Week 1&2 Review

The neurocranium are the bones that surround the...

• face

• brain

• heart

• eyes

The viscerocranium are the bones that surround the...

• brain

• eyes

• face

• lungs

How many bones is the skull composed of? (excluding the three small bones in each ear).

• 32

• 22

• 40

• 16

What is the purpose of the skull?

• form facial skeleton

• surround & protect the brain

• participate in the growth process of the jaws

• determine the relationship of the teeth

• All of the above

How many bones make up the neurocranium?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 12

What bones cover the outside of the brain?

• Frontal

• Occipital

• Parietal

• Temporal

• All of the above

What bones cover the inferior (lower) portion of the brain?

• a) Ethmoid

• b) Parietal

• c) Sphenoid

• d) both a & c)

How many bones make up the viscerocranium?

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 18

Define "Process"

• crest of the surface

• where two or more bones join

• a projection of bone

• a cavity within a bone

What is the single bone that supports the lower arch of teeth?

• Maxilla

• Mandible

• Palatine bone

• Vomer