GENERAL ANATOMY PREPARATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Skull. Answer: Composed of the cranium and facial bones
● Frontal bone. Answer: Anterior portion of cranium; forms the
forehead, superior part of the orbit, and floor of anterior cranial fossa
● Supraorbital foramen (notch). Answer: Opening above each orbit
allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass
● Glabella. Answer: Smooth area between the eyes
● Parietal bone. Answer: Posterolateral to the frontal bone, forming
sides of cranium
● Sagittal suture. Answer: Midline articulation point of the two parietal
bones
● Coronal suture. Answer: Point of articulation of parietals with frontal
bone
, ● Temporal bone. Answer: Inferior to parietal bone of lateral skull. Can
be divided into three major parts: squamous part (borders the parietals)
the tympanic part (surrounds the external ear opening) and the petrous
part (forms the lateral portion of the skull base and contains the mastoid
process
● Squamos suture. Answer: Point of articulation of the temporal bone
with the parietal bone
● Zygomatic process. Answer: A bridge-like projection joining the
zygomatic bone (cheekbone) anteriorly.
● Mandibular fossa. Answer: Rounded depression on the inferior surface
of the zygomatic process; forms the socket for the condylar process of
the mandible, where the mandible joins the cranium
● External acoustic meatus. Answer: Canal leading to eardrum and
middle ear
● Styloid process. Answer: Needle like projection inferior to external
acoustic meatus
● Jugular foramen. Answer: Opening medial to the styloid process
through which the internal jugular vein and cranial nerves IX, X, and XI
pass
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Skull. Answer: Composed of the cranium and facial bones
● Frontal bone. Answer: Anterior portion of cranium; forms the
forehead, superior part of the orbit, and floor of anterior cranial fossa
● Supraorbital foramen (notch). Answer: Opening above each orbit
allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass
● Glabella. Answer: Smooth area between the eyes
● Parietal bone. Answer: Posterolateral to the frontal bone, forming
sides of cranium
● Sagittal suture. Answer: Midline articulation point of the two parietal
bones
● Coronal suture. Answer: Point of articulation of parietals with frontal
bone
, ● Temporal bone. Answer: Inferior to parietal bone of lateral skull. Can
be divided into three major parts: squamous part (borders the parietals)
the tympanic part (surrounds the external ear opening) and the petrous
part (forms the lateral portion of the skull base and contains the mastoid
process
● Squamos suture. Answer: Point of articulation of the temporal bone
with the parietal bone
● Zygomatic process. Answer: A bridge-like projection joining the
zygomatic bone (cheekbone) anteriorly.
● Mandibular fossa. Answer: Rounded depression on the inferior surface
of the zygomatic process; forms the socket for the condylar process of
the mandible, where the mandible joins the cranium
● External acoustic meatus. Answer: Canal leading to eardrum and
middle ear
● Styloid process. Answer: Needle like projection inferior to external
acoustic meatus
● Jugular foramen. Answer: Opening medial to the styloid process
through which the internal jugular vein and cranial nerves IX, X, and XI
pass
