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Example Question #196 : Bones
What bone is posterior to the parietal bone?
Frontal bone
Occipital bone
Mandible
Temporal bone
Zygomatic bone
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 #197 : Bones
What bone is directly anterior to the temporal bone?
Frontal bone
Parietal bone
Sphenoid bone
Mandible
Occipital 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 #198 : Bones
What bone is directly posterior to the temporal bone?
Occipital bone
Mandible
Sphenoid bone
Frontal bone
Parietal 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 #201 : Bones
What bone attaches and is directly inferior to the temporal bone?
Sphenoid bone
Parietal bone
Mandbile
Frontal bone
Occipital 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 #202 : Bones
When looking at the skull "face on" what bone is directly superior to the nasal bone?
Mandible
Parietal bone
Frontal bone
Occipital bone
Maxilla
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 #203 : Bones
What bone is directly medial to the zygomatic bone?
Occipital bone
Mandible
Frontal bone
Maxilla
Temporal 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.
Example Question #411 : Gross Anatomy
What suture separates the parietal and the occipital bones?
Occipital suture
Zygomatic suture
Lambdoid suture
Coronal suture
Squamous suture
Lambdoid suture
The correct answer is the lambdoid suture. It joins as a child develops and divides the parietal and the occipital bones. The coronal suture separates the frontal and the parietal bones. The squamous suture separates the temporal and the parietal bones. The zygomatic and occipital sutures do not exist.