ZOOL 2403 Lab Practical #1 Exam Questions and Answers 2024

Frontal Bone - forehead Supraorbital Foramen - Eyebrow Parietal Bone - Side Occipital Bone - back of head Foramen Magnum - big hole on bottom of skull Jugular Foramen - Jelly bean like holes on both side of foramen magnum Hypoglossal Foramen - Small holes by the jugular foramen Occipital Condyle - Knuckle like structures on both sides of the foramen magnum Temporal Bone - Temple External acoustic (auditory) canal (meatus) - Ear Internal acoustic (auditory) canal (meatus) - Inside ear Styloid process of temporal bone - Pointy structures on both sides of foramen magnum Mastoid process - Big bump by styloid process Stylomastoid foramen - hole between the styloid process and the mastoid process Sphenoid bone - Lesser and greater wing Sella turcica - Saddle in middle of wings Turkish saddle Optic canal (foramen) - hole goes through eye socket Superior orbital fissure - Nike swoosh by eye Lesser wing - Superior to greater wing, out Greater wing - Indents on either side of sella turcia Foramen rotundum - Very small, round hole Foramen Ovale - Oval hole under rotundum Ethmoid bone - Nose area looking inferior Crista galli - Rooster comb Cribriform plate - Indents on either side of crista galli Nasal bone - Bridge of nose Inferior nasal conchae - Lower flap inside nose Lacrimal bone - Tear ducts, inside eye Zygomatic bone - Cheek bone Zygomatic arch - Maxilla - Upper jaw Infraorbital foramen - Upper jaw/cheek arch Palatine bone - Back of roof of mouth Mandible - Lower jaw Body of mandible - Chin Mental foramen - Holes on either side of chin Angle - Jaw curves upwards