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Refer to the following list of bones in the cranium. Indicate the cranial bones that are located in the floor of the skull: 1.  palatine                       9.    zygomatic 2.  right temporal 10.  occipital 3.  lacrimal 11.  left parietal 4.  frontal 12.  inferior nasal conchae 5.  mandible 13.  ethmoid 6.  sphenoid 14.  left temporal 7.  nasal 15.  vomer 8.  maxillary 16. right parietal

Which structure of the maxillary bone support the roots of the teeth?

The average cranium measures approximately ____ inches at its longest point from front to back.

Which of the fontanels close in the 1st and 3rd months after birth?

The ____ fontanels are on each side of the cranium at the inferior angles of the parietal bones at the site of the ____.

In the internal ear, the ____ is(are) used for hearing and the ____ is(are) involved with equilibrium.

The foramen magnum is an opening in which bone?

Match each numbered structure with the bone that it articulates with.  Each response will be used only once. 020009.jpg labeled for exam.jpg

Refer to the labeled image of the anterior aspect of the skull below.  Which numbered structure corresponds to the acanthion? 020028 labeled for exam.jpg

At what age does the cranium usually reach adult size and density?