Skull Quiz (Advanced Level)

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Q1. Which bones form the neurocranium?

  • Ethmoid, vomer, maxilla, palatine, sphenoid
  • Frontal, mandible, zygomatic, temporal, occipital
  • Frontal, parietal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, temporal (x2)
  • Frontal, lacrimal, zygomatic, sphenoid, temporal

Q2. Which part of the temporal bone contains the inner ear?

  • Squamous part
  • Mastoid part
  • Tympanic part
  • Petrous part

Q3. Which bone contains the hypophyseal fossa?

  • Frontal bone
  • Occipital bone
  • Ethmoid bone
  • Sphenoid bone

Q4. What is the name of the junction between the sagittal and lambdoid sutures?

  • Pterion
  • Asterion
  • Lambda
  • Bregma

Q5. Which foramen transmits the mandibular nerve (V3)?

  • Foramen rotundum
  • Jugular foramen
  • Foramen ovale
  • Stylomastoid foramen

Q6. Which skull bone articulates with the condyle of the mandible?

  • Sphenoid bone
  • Zygomatic bone
  • Temporal bone
  • Maxilla

Q7. Which artery passes through the foramen spinosum?

  • Internal carotid artery
  • Ophthalmic artery
  • Middle meningeal artery
  • Facial artery

Q8. What is the anatomical significance of the bregma?

  • Junction of sagittal and lambdoid sutures
  • Junction of coronal and sagittal sutures
  • Meeting of sphenoid and zygomatic bones
  • Junction of squamous and parietal bones

Q9. Which cranial bone forms the majority of the posterior cranial fossa?

  • Occipital bone
  • Parietal bone
  • Sphenoid bone
  • Frontal bone

Q10. Which structure passes through the jugular foramen?

  • Glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory nerves & internal jugular vein
  • Trigeminal nerve and middle meningeal artery
  • Facial nerve and stylomastoid artery
  • Optic nerve and ophthalmic artery
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