level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mastoid Process | Attachment site for neck muscles |
| styloid process | attachment site for tongue |
| Mandibular Fossa | temporal mandibular Joint |
| foramen Magnum | Biggest hole in skull; spinal cord cavity |
| nuchal lines | back of head; muscle attachment sites |
| External occipital protuberance | muscle meeting point |
| occipital condyles | either side of foramen magnum, articulates with first Vertebra |
| Sella Turcica | saddle; houses pituitary gland and hypothalamus |
| Crista Galli | top of Ethmoid bone; anchors meninges |
| Pterygoid Process | Feet of pterodactyl of sphenoid bone; forms back of throat |
| Concha | Ethmoid bone; projects into nasal cavity and cleans and moistens/warms air |
| ethmoidal sinus | lightens skull and adds depth resonance to voice |
| Cribriform Plate | plate on ethmoid containing olfactory foramina |
| Auricular Surface | Found on Sacrum, articulates with pelvic girdles |
| What kind of tissue is costal cartilage made out of | Hyaline Cartilage |
| Costal Groove | Found on ribs; vessels and nerves run through this groove |
| Process | attaches muscles |
| foreman | innervates |
| Meatus | Canals/blood vessels |