Which of the following statements are true in regards to the hyoid bone?   It is an L-shaped bone that is composed of vertical and horizontal plates    It is an accessory bone of the axial skeleton   It is the only bone in the body that doesn’t articulate with any other bone   It is the smallest bone in the skull

Match each description with the corresponding response/numbered structure.  Responses may be used more than once. 020005 labeled for exam.jpg

Which of the following facial bones contain only one bone? 1.  palatine                       9.    zygomatic 2.  right temporal 10.  occipital 3.  lacrimal 11.  left parietal 4.  frontal 12.  inferior nasal conchae 5.  mandible 13.  ethmoid 6.  sphenoid 14.  left temporal 7.  nasal 15.  vomer 8.  maxillary 16. right parietal

The ____ fontanels are on each side of the cranium at the inferior angles of the parietal bones at the site of the ____.

At what age does the cranium usually reach adult size and density?

Match each of the following descriptions with the corresponding structures.  Each response will be used only once.

The hypoglossal nerves are transmitted through which of the following structures?

Refer to the labeled image of the anterior view of the orbit below.  Which numbered structure corresponds to the orbital surface of the maxilla? 020033 labeled(2).jpg

Which structure on the sphenoid bone supports the pituitary gland?

The horizontal portion of the ethmoid bone that is received into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone is the: