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These anatomical structures represent the widest part of the cranium.

A _____ is the state or condition of being thrust forward or projecting.

What is the term used to describe a part extending beyond the level of its surroundings?

This term is used to describe an organ or structure below the surface or towards the central part of a structure.  For example: The lungs are _____ to the ribs.

The _____ is a large opening in the occipital bone.

Which of the following are considered bones of the cranium?   a. occipital   b. parietal   c. frontal   d. sphenoid

What is the name given to an area exhibiting a depressed or hollow surface?

Which of the following are considered cranial sutures?     a. squamous     b. sagittal     c. lambdoid     d. coronal

What is the geometric form of the skull?

Which of the following are characteristics of the frontal bone?     a. glabella     b. supraorbital margins     c. superciliary arches     d. frontal eminences