Skeletal System

What is the bone located at the back of the skull?

• occipital bone
• sphenoid bone
• parietal bone
• temporal bone

Which bone forms the forehead and the upper part of the eye sockets?

• frontal bone
• parietal bone
• temporal bone
• occipital bone

What is the flat, curved bone that makes up a large portion of the sides and top of the skull?

• temporal bone
• occipital bone
• sphenoid bone
• parietal bone

Which bone contributes to the structure of the cheekbone and the lateral wall of the eye socket?

• zygomatic bone
• mandible
• frontal bone
• maxilla

What is the butterfly-shaped bone that is part of the cranial floor?

• ethmoid bone
• temporal bone
• sphenoid bone
• occipital bone

Which bone is located between the nasal cavity and the eye sockets and helps form the nasal septum?

• sphenoid bone
• ethmoid bone
• maxilla bone
• zygomatic bone

What bone houses the structures of the inner ear and is located on the sides of the skull?

• mandible
• occipital bone
• temporal bone
• zygomatic bone

Which bone makes up the lower jaw and is the only movable bone in the skull?

• maxilla
• zygomatic bone
• frontal bone
• mandible

What are the slender bones that form the bridge of the nose?

• nasal bones
• ethmoid bones
• maxillary bones
• zygomatic bones

Which bone contributes to the upper jaw and contains the upper teeth?

• maxilla
• temporal bone
• zygomatic bone
• mandible