Exam 3 Practice Quiz
Lots of very specific questions. Some came from the book and are intended to connect some of the things that were hard to follow in lecture. Note: you can click more than one answer per question.
- 1.Which sutures join at the lambda?
- A.
Coronal and parietal
- B.
Temporal and parietal
- C.
Lambdoid and sagittal
- D.
Lambdoid and occipital
- E.
Lambdoid and parietal
- 2.The coronal and parietal sutures join at the ___.
- A.
Lambda
- B.
Bregma
- C.
Pterion
- D.
Parietal suture
- E.
Viscerocranium
- 3.How many bones are in the viscerocranium?
- A.
8
- B.
12
- C.
15
- D.
16
- E.
23
- 4.Which of the following is not a paired bone in the viscerocranium?
- A.
Maxilla
- B.
Ethmoid
- C.
Palatine
- D.
Lacrimal
- E.
Sphenoid
- 5.The crista galli is part of the ___ bone.
- A.
Frontal
- B.
Sphenoid
- C.
Ethmoid
- D.
Maxillary
- E.
Palatine
- 6.What structure in the sella turcica covers the pituitary gland?
- A.
Anterior clinoid process
- B.
Posterior clinoid process
- C.
Hypophyseal fossa
- D.
Dorsum sella
- E.
Infundibulum
- 7.Which cranial nerve passes through the cribiform plate?
- A.
CN I
- B.
CN II
- C.
CN III
- D.
CN IV
- E.
CN V
- 8.Which part of the sphenoid bone is most anterior?
- A.
Pterygoid process
- B.
Anterior clinoid process
- C.
Greater wings
- D.
Lesser wings
- E.
Pterygoid process
- 9.Which bones comprise the clivus?
- A.
Sphenoid
- B.
Parietal
- C.
Ethmoid
- D.
Occipital
- E.
Temporal
- 10.Which does not pass through the jugular foramen?
- A.
Internal jugular vein
- B.
Cranial nerve IX
- C.
Cranial nerve XI
- D.
Cranial nerve XII
- E.
Cranial nerve X
- 11.The meningeal artery passes through ____.
- A.
Jugular foramen
- B.
Foramen magnum
- C.
Stylomastoid foramen
- D.
Foramen spinosum
- E.
Superior orbital fissure
- 12.Foramen spinosum is part of the ___ bone.
- A.
Sphenoid
- B.
Ethmoid
- C.
Inferior nasal concha
- D.
Zygomatic
- E.
Maxillary
- 13.Cranial nerve VII passes through ___ in the ___ bone.
- A.
Stylomastoid foramen/occipital
- B.
Stylomastoid foramen/temporal
- C.
Foramen rotundum/maxillary
- D.
Foramen rotundum/sphenoid
- E.
Foramen spinosum/sphenoid
- 14.The external auditory meatus is in the __ bone.
- A.
Occipital
- B.
Parietal
- C.
Temporal
- D.
Maxilla
- E.
Sphenoid
- 15.The sella turcica is part of the ___ cranial fossa.
- A.
Anterior
- B.
Middle
- C.
Posterior
- 16.Which is not in the middle cranial fossa?
- A.
Superior orbital fissure
- B.
Foramen rotundum
- C.
Foramen ovale
- D.
Foramen magnum
- E.
Optic canal
- 17.Which is/are not in the posterior cranial fossa?
- A.
Internal acoustic meatus
- B.
Hypoglossal canal
- C.
Foramen magnum
- D.
Jugular foramen
- E.
Foramen rotundum
- 18.Which is not a point where the trigeminal nerve passes through the skull?
- A.
Superior orbital fissure
- B.
Foramen ovale
- C.
Foramen spinosum
- D.
Stylomastoid foramen
- E.
Foramen rotunda
- 19.The hypoglossal canal runs ____.
- A.
Between the jugular foramen and foramen spinosum
- B.
Between foramen ovale and foramen lacerum
- C.
Between the jugular foramen and foramen magnum
- D.
Between foramen rotundum and jugular foramen
- E.
Between foramen magnum and foramen lacerum
- 20.Which cranial meninge creates falxes?
- A.
Pia mater
- B.
Arachnoid mater
- C.
Dura mater (meningeal layer)
- D.
Dura mater (periosteal layer)
- 21.Which is not an infolding of dura mater?
- A.
Falx cerebelli
- B.
Sellar diaphragm
- C.
Tentorium cerebri
- D.
Falx cerebri
- E.
Tentorium cerebelli
- 22..Which sinus does not meet at the confluence of sinuses?
- A.
Superior sagittal sinus
- B.
Straight sinus
- C.
Inferior petrosal sinus
- D.
Cerebral vein
- E.
Occipital sinus
- 23.The cerebral vein flows into the ___ sinus.
- A.
Superior sagittal
- B.
Inferior sagittal
- C.
Straight
- D.
Occipital
- E.
Superior petrosal
- 24.The transverse sinuses meet the inferior petrosal sinuses to to form the ___.
- A.
Internal jugular vein
- B.
Sigmoid sinuses
- C.
Confluence of sinuses
- D.
Superior petrosal sinuses
- E.
Lateral sinuses
- 25.Where does the supply to the dural venous sinuses come from?
- A.
The internal jugular vein
- B.
Superior cerebral veins
- C.
Emissary veins
- D.
The internal carotid artery
- E.
Inferior cerebral veins
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