1. Which of the following is a foramen contained within the sphenoid bone?
a. Foramen lacerum
b. Foramen ovale
c. Jugular foramen
d. Mental foramen
ANS: B
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
2. The cribriform plate is part of which cranial bone?
a. Sphenoid
b. Temporal
c. Ethmoid
d. Occipital
ANS: C
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
3. The lower portion of the bony nasal septum is formed by which facial bone? a. Maxilla
b. Vomer
c. Palatine bone
d. Lacrimal bone
ANS: B
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
4. The zygomatic arch is formed by the zygoma and the:
a. maxilla.
b. parietal bone.
c. temporal bone.
d. mandible.
ANS: C
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
5. The anterior surface of the temporomandibular articular disk attaches to which muscle? a. Temporalis
b. Medial pterygoid
c. Lateral pterygoid
d. Masseter
ANS: C OBJ: Describe the structures that comprise the temporomandibular joint.
6. The osteomeatal complex is located in which portion of the maxillary sinus?
a. Superior medial
b. Superior lateral
c. Inferior medial
d. Inferior lateral
ANS: A
OBJ: Identify the location of each paranasal sinus and the meatus into which it drains.
7. Which of the following are the structures of the inner ear?
a. Semicircular canals, malleus, vestibule
b. Cochlea, incus, oval window
c. Vestibule, cochlea, malleus
d. Semicircular canals, cochlea, vestibule
ANS: D OBJ: Identify the structures of the ear and describe their functions.
8. Which opening is located between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone? a. Superior orbital fissure
b. Optic canal
c. Inferior orbital fissure
d. Optic foramen
ANS: D OBJ: Identify the bones that form the orbit and their associated openings.
9. Which of the following is not a muscle of the eye?
a. Superior rectus
b. Lateral rectus
c. Superior oblique
d. Lateral oblique N MURSINGTB.CO
ANS: D OBJ: List the muscles of the eye and describe their functions and locations.
10. Which of the following cranial bones form the largest portion of the sides of the cranium? a. Parietal bones
b. Temporal bones
c. Occipital bones
d. Sphenoid bones
ANS: A
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
11. The parietal bones articulate with the _____, and temporal bones.
a. ethmoid, frontal, occipital
b. sphenoid, occipital, frontal
c. ethmoid, frontal, maxillary
d. sphenoid, frontal, maxillary
ANS: B
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
12. The lateral masses and the superior and middle nasal conchae are part of which cranial bone? a. Ethmoid
b. Sphenoid
c. Temporal
d. Frontal
ANS: A
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
13. Which structure of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland?
a. Foramen ovale
b. Pterygoid process
c. Sella turcica
d. Anterior clinoid process
ANS: C
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
14. The petrosal nerve passes through the:
a. foramen rotundum.
b. foramen spinosum.
c. optic canal.
d. pterygoid canal.
ANS: D
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
15. The foramen magnum is a structure of which cranial bone?
a. Sphenoid
b. Ethmoid
c. Frontal
d. Occipital
ANS: D
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
16. The hypoglossal canals are located within which cranial bone?
a. Sphenoid
b. Ethmoid
c. Frontal
d. Occipital
ANS: D
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
17. Cranial nerve XII passes through the _____ canal.
a. vidian
b. pterygoid
c. hypoglossal
d. optic
ANS: C
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
18. The basilar portion of the occipital bone forms the anterior margin of the foramen magnum and slopes superiorly and anteriorly to meet with the dorsum sella to form which structure? a. Clivus
b. Lateral condyle
c. Internal occipital protuberance
d. Sella turcica
ANS: A
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
19. Which portion of the temporal bone is pyramidal in shape and situated at an angle between the sphenoid and occipital bones? a. Squamous
b. Tympanic
c. Mastoid
d. Petrous
ANS: D
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
20. The internal auditory canal transmits cranial nerves:
a. VI and VII.
b. VII and VIII.
c. VIII and IX.
d. IX and X.
ANS: B OBJ: Identify the structures of the ear and describe their functions.
21. The stylomastoid foramen constitutes the end of the _____ canal. a. optic
b. pterygoid
c. facial nerve N
d. hypoglossal
ANS: C
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
22. The middle ear, or tympanic cavity, communicates with _____ and the nasopharynx. a. the mastoid antrum
b. the frontal sinus
c. the sphenoid sinus
d. Meckel’s cave
ANS: A OBJ: Identify the structures of the ear and describe their functions.
23. Which structure of the inner ear is responsible for hearing?
a. Vestibule
b. Semicircular canal
c. Incus
d. Cochlea
ANS: D OBJ: Identify the structures of the ear and describe their functions.
24. Two opening of the vestibule are the:
a. round window and internal auditory canal.
b. oval window and internal auditory canal.
c. oval window and vestibular aqueduct.
d. round window and vestibular aqueduct.
ANS: C OBJ: Identify the structures of the ear and describe their functions.
25. Which suture is located posterior in the cranium and joins the occipital and parietal bones? a. Squamous
b. Coronal
c. Sagittal
d. Lambdoidal
ANS: D OBJ: Identify the cranial sutures.
26. Which of the following is a point on the skull that corresponds to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture? a. Asterion
b. Pterion
c. Bregma
d. Lambda
ANS: A OBJ: Identify the cranial sutures.
27. The term for the anterior fontanel is the:
a. asterion.
b. pterion.
c. bregma.
d. lambda.
ANS: C OBJ: Describe the six fontanels within the infant cranium.N
28. The infraorbital foramen is part of which facial bone?
a. Mandible
b. Maxillary
c. Zygomatic
d. Nasal
ANS: B
OBJ: Identify the location and unique structures of each cranial and facial bone.
29. The ethmoid sinuses are contained in which portion of the ethmoid bone?
a. Body
b. Vertical portion
c. Horizontal portion
d. Lateral masses
ANS: D
OBJ: Identify the location of each paranasal sinus and the meatus into which it drains.
30. The frontal sinuses drain into the:
a. sphenoethmoidal recess.
b. superior nasal meatus.
c. middle nasal meatus.
d. inferior nasal meatus
ANS: C
OBJ: Identify the location of each paranasal sinus and the meatus into which it drains.
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