CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Which if the following facial bones is unpaired: Answer: Vomer
◉ The joint between each parietal bone and occipital bone is called
__________ suture. Answer: Lambdoid
◉ Which describes the order of the auditory ossicles, from outer to
inner? Answer: Malleus, incus, stapes
◉ Which foramen does the spinal cord passes through? Answer:
Foramen Magnum
◉ The function of the fontanelles is to: Answer: Allow the cranium to
expand
◉ All joint in the skull are sutures, except for the join between the:
Answer: Mandible and temporal bones
◉ Cervical vertebrae differ from other vertebrae in what way?
Answer: They have bifid spinous processes and they have transverse
foramina
, ◉ The ligament running down the surface of the vertebral bodies is
called the ________ligament. Answer: Anterior longitudinal
◉ Which of the following muscles originates on the inferior border
of the mandible and inserts at each of the labial commissures (
angles of the mouth) and makes frown? Answer: Depressor anguli
oris muscle
◉ Which of the following muscles raises each labial commissure of
the lips contribute to a patient's smile? Answer: Zygomaticus major
muscle
◉ Which of the following muscles is considered an extrinsic tongue
muscle that retracts the tongue? Answer: Styloglossus muscle
◉ Which of the following muscles originates on the inferior border
of the mandible and inserts into the skin tissue of the chin and raises
the chin? Answer: Mentalis muscle
◉ Which of the following muscles when unilaterally contracted
deviates the mandible to one side? Answer: Lateral pterygoid muscle