7. The Skeletal System

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

c. The sella turcica of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland.

What seven bones constitute the orbital complex?

Match the bones in column B with their description in column A. (Note that some descriptions require more than a single choice.)

Column A

_____ (1) connected by the coronal suture

_____ (2) keystone bone of cranium

_____ (3) keystone bone of the face

_____ (4) form the hard palate

_____ (5) allows the spinal cord to pass

_____ (6) forms the chin

_____  (7) contain paranasal sinuses

_____  (8) contains mastoid sinuses

Column B

a. ethmoid

b. frontal

c. mandible

d. maxillary

e. occipital

f. palatine

g. parietal

h. sphenoid

i. temporal

Name the eight bones of the cranium.

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

d. The styloid process of the temporal bone is a thick, posterior projection.

Examine the structure of the skull, and predict its likely functions based on its form.

The unpaired facial bones include the:

(a) Lacrimal and nasal

(b) Vomer and mandible

(c) Maxilla and mandible

(d) Zygomatic and palatine

Which of the following lists contains only facial bones? (a) mandible, maxilla, nasal, zygomatic, (b) frontal, occipital, zygomatic, parietal, (c) occipital, sphenoid, temporal, lacrimal, (d) frontal, parietal, occipital, sphenoid.

If a patient has a tumor on the pituitary gland, a surgeon will often make an incision in the nose before cutting into which bone to reach the pituitary?