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Example Question #62 : Identifying Bones Of The Skull
What is the suture that separates the temporal and parietal bones in the skull?
Lambdoid suture
Squamous suture
Occipital suture
Coronal suture
Zygomatic suture
Squamous suture
The correct answer is the squamous suture. It joins as a child develops and divides the temporal and parietal bones. The coronal suture separates the frontal bone and the parietal bones. The lambdoid suture separates the parietal and occipital bones. The zygomatic and occipital sutures do not exist.
Example Question #63 : Identifying Bones Of The Skull
What bone makes up your "forehead?"
Parietal bone
Zygomatic bone
Frontal bone
Occipital bone
Temporal bone
Frontal bone
The bone that makes up your "forehead" is the frontal bone because it is the most anterior bone of the skull and is the underlying bone of the forehead. The parietal bone are posterior to the frontal bone and do not make up the forehead. The occipital bone is the most posterior bone of the skull and the zygomatic bone is inferior to the frontal bone and makes up the "cheek bone."
Example Question #64 : Identifying Bones Of The Skull
What bone makes up the "cheek bone?"
Temporal bone
Frontal bone
Zygomatic bone
Parietal bone
Occipital bone
Zygomatic bone
The "cheek bone" is the zygomatic bone and therefore is the correct answer. The occipital bone is in the back of the head. The frontal bone makes up the "forehead." The parietal bone is in the middle of the skull, posterior to the frontal bone but anterior to the occipital bone. The temporal bone is on the side of the head and is located inferior to the parietal bone.
Example Question #65 : Identifying Bones Of The Skull
What bone of the skull is directly anterior to the parietal bone?
Mandible
Occipital bone
Temporal bone
Zygomatic bone
Frontal bone
Frontal bone
The bone anterior to the parietal bone is the frontal bone. The occipital bone is posterior to the parietal bone. The temporal bone is inferior to the parietal bone.The zygomatic bone is antero-inferior to the parietal bone and is not directly anterior to it. The mandible is inferior to it and makes up the lower portion of the jaw.
Example Question #401 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
What bone is posterior to the parietal bone?
Occipital bone
Temporal bone
Frontal bone
Zygomatic bone
Mandible
Occipital bone
The bone posterior to the parietal bone is the occipital bone. The frontal bone is anterior to the parietal bone. The temporal bone is inferior to the parietal bone. The zygomatic bone is antero-inferior to the parietal bone and is not directly anterior to it. The mandible is inferior to it and makes up the lower portion of the jaw.
Example Question #402 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
What bone is directly anterior to the temporal bone?
Frontal bone
Sphenoid bone
Occipital bone
Mandible
Parietal bone
Sphenoid bone
The bone directly anterior to the temporal bone is the sphenoid bone. The frontal bone supero-anterior to the temporal bone but is not directly anterior to the temporal bone. The parietal bone is superior to the temporal bone. The occipital bone is posterior to the temporal bone. The mandible is inferior to the temporal bone.
Example Question #403 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
What bone is directly posterior to the temporal bone?
Occipital bone
Parietal bone
Frontal bone
Mandible
Sphenoid bone
Occipital bone
The occipital bone is directly posterior the temporal bone and is the correct answer. The sphenoid bone is directly anterior to the temporal bone. The frontal bone is supero-anterior to the temporal bone. The parietal bone is superior to the temporal bone. The mandible is inferior to the temporal bone.
Example Question #404 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
What bone attaches and is directly inferior to the temporal bone?
Mandbile
Occipital bone
Parietal bone
Frontal bone
Sphenoid bone
Mandbile
The mandible is directly inferior to the temporal bone and connects to it. The sphenoid bone is directly anterior to the temporal bone. The frontal bone is supero-anterior to the temporal bone. The parietal bone is superior to the temporal bone. The mandible is inferior to the temporal bone.
Example Question #405 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
When looking at the skull "face on" what bone is directly superior to the nasal bone?
Mandible
Occipital bone
Frontal bone
Maxilla
Parietal bone
Frontal bone
The frontal bone is directly superior to the nasal bone when looking at the skull "face on." The Maxilla is directly inferior to the nasal bone. The mandible is inferior to the maxilla and therefore is inferior to the nasal bone. The parietal bone is superior to the nasal bone, but is posterior to the frontal bone and therefore it is not directly superior to the nasal bone. The occipital bone is located on the back of the skull and is therefore not directly superior to the frontal bone.
Example Question #406 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
What bone is directly medial to the zygomatic bone?
Maxilla
Mandible
Temporal bone
Occipital bone
Frontal bone
Maxilla
The maxilla is directly medial to the zygomatic bone. The mandible is inferior to the zygomatic bone. The frontal bone is superior to the zygomatic bone. The occipital bone is in the back of the skull and is therefore not directly medial to the zygomatic bone. The temporal bone is posterior to the zygomatic bone.
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