Intermediate Frontal Bone Quiz

Q1. Which landmark on the internal surface of the frontal bone provides attachment for the falx cerebri?

• Temporal line
• Supraorbital margin
• Zygomatic process
• Frontal crest

Q2. Which frontal bone depression accommodates the lacrimal gland?

• Mandibular fossa
• Hypophysial fossa
• Trochlear fovea
• Lacrimal fossa

Q3. Where is the trochlear fovea located?

• Anteromedial orbital surface
• Inferior surface of the mandibular body
• Posterolateral occipital surface
• Petrous temporal apex

Q4. Which frontal bone process articulates with the zygomatic bone at the superolateral orbital margin?

• Styloid process
• Mastoid process
• Pterygoid process
• Zygomatic process

Q5. Which frontal bone landmarks overlie the frontal lobes and appear as rounded elevations on the external surface?

• Pterygoid hamuli
• Occipital condyles
• Mastoid notches
• Frontal eminences

Q6. What is the relationship of the frontal bone to the ethmoid at the anterior cranial base?

• The frontal bone lies entirely posterior to the ethmoid
• The frontal bone forms the mandibular fossa
• The frontal bone encloses the foramen magnum
• The frontal bone surrounds the ethmoidal notch around the ethmoid

Q7. Where do the frontal sinuses typically drain?

• Into the inferior nasal meatus
• Into the external acoustic meatus
• Into the middle nasal meatus through the frontal recess
• Directly into the nasopharynx

Q8. Which artery gives rise to the supraorbital artery that accompanies the supraorbital nerve?

• Lingual artery
• Occipital artery
• Ophthalmic artery
• Facial artery

Q9. The supraorbital nerve is a branch of which trigeminal division?

• Facial nerve, VII
• Mandibular division, V3
• Maxillary division, V2
• Ophthalmic division, V1

Q10. Which point marks the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures?

• Bregma
• Lambda
• Pterion
• Asterion