Intermediate Zygomatic Bone Quiz

Q1. Which foramen on the temporal surface transmits the zygomaticotemporal nerve?

• Greater palatine foramen
• Zygomaticofacial foramen
• Zygomaticotemporal foramen
• Supraorbital foramen

Q2. The zygomatic nerve is a branch of which trigeminal division?

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

Q3. Which two terminal cutaneous branches arise from the zygomatic nerve?

• Zygomaticofacial and zygomaticotemporal nerves
• Greater and lesser palatine nerves
• Mental and buccal nerves
• Supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves

Q4. Which four bones articulate directly with the zygomatic bone?

• Frontal, ethmoid, vomer, and mandible
• Maxilla, palatine, lacrimal, and nasal bones
• Frontal, sphenoid, temporal, and maxillary bones
• Temporal, occipital, parietal, and mandible

Q5. Which cranial bone articulates with the zygomatic bone within the lateral orbital wall?

• Ethmoid bone
• Sphenoid bone
• Parietal bone
• Occipital bone

Q6. Which suture lies between the zygomatic bone and frontal bone?

• Coronal suture
• Palatomaxillary suture
• Internasal suture
• Frontozygomatic suture

Q7. Which suture joins the zygomatic bone to the maxilla?

• Zygomaticomaxillary suture
• Frontonasal suture
• Sphenosquamosal suture
• Sagittal suture

Q8. Which suture contributes to the zygomatic arch between the zygomatic and temporal bones?

• Intermaxillary suture
• Lambdoid suture
• Zygomaticotemporal suture
• Sphenofrontal suture

Q9. What is the zygomatico-orbital foramen?

• The entrance to the mandibular canal
• The opening of the nasolacrimal duct
• An orbital opening for canals carrying branches of the zygomatic nerve
• The exit of the optic nerve

Q10. Why is the zygomatic bone important to the lateral orbital rim?

• It forms a strong component of the lateral orbital boundary
• It encloses the pituitary gland
• It forms the entire medial orbital wall
• It forms the nasal septum