Chapter 03: Skeletal System Fehrenbach: Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following bony features listed does NOT serve as an opening in bone? a. Foramen b. Canal c. Sulcus d. Fissure ANS: C
A B C D
Feedback A foramen is a short windowlike opening in bone. A canal is a tubelike opening in bone. A sulcus is a shallow depression or groove on bony surface and NOT an opening in bone. A fissure is a narrow cleftlike opening in bone.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 33 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: CDA: General Chairside, I. A. Demonstrate understanding of basic oral and dental anatomy, physiology, and development MSC: NBDHE, Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice, 1.1.1 Head and Neck Anatomy 2. Which of the following bones listed is the ONLY movable bone of the skull? a. Hyoid bone b. Mandible c. Palatine d. Vomer ANS: B
A B
C D
Feedback Even though the hyoid bone is movable and has no bony articulations, it is a bone located in the neck and NOT the skull. The mandible is the only skull bone that moves; it moves at the temporomandibular joint. Within this joint, the mandibular condyle moves within the articular fossa of the temporal bone. The palatine bone may be a skull bone, but it does NOT move. The vomer may be a skull bone, but it does NOT move.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 33 OBJ: 3 TOP: CDA: General Chairside, I. A. Demonstrate understanding of basic oral and dental anatomy, physiology, and development MSC: NBDHE, Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice, 1.1.1 Head and Neck Anatomy 3. The squamosal suture is BEST observed from which view of the skull? a. Anterior view
