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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?

Refer to the following diagram of the mandible.  The condylar process is labeled by which numbered/ettered structure? 020030A labeled for exam(2).jpg  

Match each numbered structure with the corresponding description.  Each response will only be used once. 020018 labeled for exam(1).jpg