Multiple ChoiceTrue or False; if false, select the answer that best corrects the statement.Associated bones provide a house for the brain.2043Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceIf a patient has a tumor on the pituitary gland, a surgeon will often make an incision in the nose before cutting into which bone to reach the pituitary?175Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceDamage to which bone is most likely to cause problems with hearing?1821Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceDuring a baseball game, the batter hit's a line drive that strikes the pitcher directly in the face breaking a bone. Among the four bones listed, which bone would you expect to be the least likely to be the bone that is broken in this situation?1671Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceIf you are moving the only freely moving bone in the skull, what activity are you doing and what bone are you moving?1741Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceOne of the occupational hazards of boxing is a deviated septum, where the cartilage of the septum is damaged shifted to one side. What two bones may also be involved in a deviated septum?1411Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following bones is both classified as a facial bone and also contains a sinus?1431Has a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sinuses are at high risk of infection spreading from the middle ear?1170
Multiple ChoiceThe only bone of the facial skeleton that does NOT articulate with the maxillae is the __________.802
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following bones would most likely be involved in surgery to remove a tumor on the pituitary gland?729
Textbook QuestionFill in the blanks: The two parietal bones are united at the_______suture; they meet the frontal bone at the_____ suture, the temporal bones at the______ sutures, and the occipital bone at the_____suture.19Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionMark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.a. The four paranasal sinuses are the frontal, parietal, sphenoidal, and mandibular sinuses.18Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionMark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.b. The cribriform plate is a component of the ethmoid bone.25Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionMark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement." The sella turcica of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland."22Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionMark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.The styloid process of the temporal bone is a thick, posterior projection.17Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionMark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.The most conspicuous feature of the temporal bone is the foramen magnum.14Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionThe only moveable bone in the adult skull is the:a. maxillab. lacrimal bonec. mandibled.frontal bone21Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionThe structure(s) that divide the nasal cavity into right and left sides is/are the:a. nasal bones.b. perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bonec.vomer.d.Both a and b are correct.e.Both b and c are correct.18
Textbook QuestionThe 'soft spots' in an infant's skull are known as:a. fontanels.b. sutures.c. metopic jointsd.hyaline cartilage.22Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionMatch the bones in column B with their description in column A. (Note that some descriptions require more than a single choice.) Column A _____ (1) connected by the coronal suture _____ (2) keystone bone of cranium _____ (3) keystone bone of the face _____ (4) form the hard palate _____ (5) allows the spinal cord to pass _____ (6) forms the chin _____ (7) contain paranasal sinuses _____ (8) contains mastoid sinuses Column B a. ethmoid b. frontal c. mandible d. maxillary e. occipital f. palatine g. parietal h. sphenoid i. temporal158Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionHow do the relative proportions of the cranium and face of a fetus compare with those of an adult skull?101Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionName the cranial and facial bones and compare and contrast the functions of the cranial and facial skeletons.821Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionExamine the structure of the skull, and predict its likely functions based on its form.17Has a video solution.
Textbook QuestionA deviated septum results when the nasal septum is shifted to one side or the other. What bones might be involved in this condition? Why might this make breathing difficult?19Has a video solution.
