Anatomy Lab 1

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

what are the features of the frontal bone?

Back (Answer)

• frontal sinus - supraorbital foramen/notch

Front (Question)

what are the features of the occipital bone?

Back (Answer)

• foramen magnum • occipital condyles • external occipital protuberance • hypoglossal canal • jugular foramen

Front (Question)

• located on the most anterior portion of the cranium - referred to as the forehead

Back (Answer)

frontal bone

Front (Question)

-on the most posterior and inferior aspect of the cranium

Back (Answer)

occipital bone

Front (Question)

what are the features of the temporal bone?

Back (Answer)

• zygomatic process • mastoid process • styloid process • stylomastoid foramen • mandibular fossa • external acoustic meatus/canal • internal acoustic meatus/canal • carotid canal

Front (Question)

• located on the lateral sides of the cranium - separated form the parietal bones and sphenoid bones by the sqaumous suture

Back (Answer)

temporal bones

Front (Question)

what are the features of the sphenoid bone?

Back (Answer)

• sphenoid sinus • sella turcica • hypophyseal fossa • optic canals • clinoid process • superior orbital fissure • inferior orbital fissure • foramen rotundum • foramen ovale • foramen spinosum • foramen lacerum

Front (Question)

• bat-like shaped bone within the cranium • a small part of it can be viewed on the external cranium–between the temporal bone and frontal bone on the lateral side of the cranium

Back (Answer)

sphenoid bone

Front (Question)

what are the features of the ethmoid bone?

Back (Answer)

• ethmoid sinus • crista galli • cribiform plate • perpendicular plate • nasal conchae (superior and middle)

#10

Front (Question)

can be found within the nasal cavity as well as inside the cranial cavity

Back (Answer)

ethmoid bone

#11

Front (Question)

located along the midline, in the most anterior aspect of the frontal bone, just superior to the nose

Back (Answer)

frontal sinus of the frontal bone

#12

Front (Question)

two holes located just superior to the orbit (eyesocket)

Back (Answer)

supraorbital foramen/notch of the frontal bone

#13

Front (Question)

• two of them • located posterior to the frontal bone • separated by sagittal suture

Back (Answer)

parietal bones

#14

Front (Question)

the largest hole in the base of the skull and serves as a passageway for the brain stem

Back (Answer)

foramen magnum of the occipital bone

#15

Front (Question)

two smooth, rounded bumps located immediately lateral on both sides of the foramen magnum

Back (Answer)

occipital condyles of the occipital bone

#16

Front (Question)

• bump located on the posterior side of the cranium, just superior to the base of the skull • level with your ears

Back (Answer)

external occipital protuberance of the occipital bone

#17

Front (Question)

just superior to the lateral sides of the foramen magnum

Back (Answer)

hypoglossal canals of the occipital bone

#18

Front (Question)

• larger holes superior to the hypoglossal canals - jelly bean shaped

Back (Answer)

jugular foramen of the occipital bone

#19

Front (Question)

• on the anterior side of the temporal bone - contributes to the zygomatic arch

Back (Answer)

zygomatic process of the temporal bone

#20

Front (Question)

• posterior to the external acoustic meatus • rounded protrusion that extends inferiorly off the posterior temporal bone • looks like a thumb

Back (Answer)

mastoid process of the temporal bone

#21

Front (Question)

• located just medial to the mastoid process on the inferior aspect of the skull • a long skinny and pointed projection off of the inferior temporal bone • looks like a stylus

Back (Answer)

styloid process of the temporal bone

#22

Front (Question)

located between the mastoid process and the styloid process

Back (Answer)

stylomastoid foramen of the temporal bone

#23

Front (Question)

the smooth indentation located just anterior to the external acoustic canal

Back (Answer)

mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

#24

Front (Question)

• on the external side of the temporal bone - located just posterior to the temporomandibular joint

Back (Answer)

external acoustic meatus/canal of the temporal bone