Intermediate Zygomatic Bone Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q9. What is the zygomatico-orbital foramen?

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

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 nasal septum
• It forms the entire medial orbital wall