Unit 5

Question 1

What makes up the anterior cranial fossa

Answer 1

Frontal bone
Ethmoid
Lesser wing of sphenoid

Question 2

What makes up the middle cranial fossa

Answer 2

Sphenoid
Temporal
Parietal

Question 3

What makes up the posterior cranial fossa

Answer 3

Primarily by the occipital bone with
Contributions from the temporal and parietal bones

Question 4

Superior facets of cervical spine face

Answer 4

Back, Up, medial,

Question 5

Directions of facets of atlas

Answer 5

Upwards (like little cups a ball can fit into)

Question 6

Anterior longitudinal ligament becomes ____ at foramen magnum

Answer 6

Anterior Atlanto-occipito ligament

Question 7

Posterior longitudinal ligament end where and becomes what

Answer 7

Ends at Atlantoaxial joint and becomes the tectorial membrane

Question 8

What joint dictates Fryettes mechanics in the cervical spine

Answer 8

Uncovertebral joints (joints of Luschka)

Question 9

Occipitoatlanto joint has what type of motion mechanics

Answer 9

Fryette type 1

Question 10

Atlantoaxial joint has what type of motion mechanics

Answer 10

Fryette Type II? It only can rotate - N Rx

Question 11

What bones meet at the Pterion

Answer 11

Parietal
Frontal
Sphenoid
Temporal

Question 12

What is the vertex

Answer 12

Most superior part of skull found between the two parietal bones on the sagittal suture

Question 13

Paranasal sinuses are present in what bones

Answer 13

Frontal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Maxillae

Question 14

Transition zones in the spine

Answer 14

Occiput on atlas
Atlas on axis
Axis on C3
C7 on T1
T12 on L1
L5 on S1

Question 15

What kind of joint is the hyoid bone

Answer 15

synsarchosis : held 100% by muscle, can be considered a sesamoid bone

Question 16

Which ligaments anchor C2 to occiput

Answer 16

Alar, apical, cruciform

Question 17

Anterior border of the posterior triangle of the neck

Answer 17

Sternocleidomastoid muscle (posterior portion)

Question 18

Posterior border of the posterior triangle of the neck

Answer 18

Trapezius muscle (anterior part)

Question 19

Inferior border of the posterior triangle of the neck

Answer 19

Middle of the clavicle

Question 20

Muscles forming the floor of the posterior triangle of the neck (superior to inferior)

Answer 20

Splenuis cap
Levator scap
Posterior scalene
Middle scalene

Question 21

Anterior border of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 21

Midline of the neck

Question 22

Posterior border of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 22

Anterior border of SCM

Question 23

Superior border of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 23

Inferior border of the mandible

Question 24

Apex of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 24

Jugular notch of sternum

Question 25

Apex of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 25

Jugular notch of sternum

Question 26

Roof of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 26

Platysma & deep cervical fascia

Question 27

Floor of the anterior triangle of the neck

Answer 27

Prevertebral fascia covering deeper muscles

Question 28

What is the Bregma

Answer 28

Junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures. Represents the site of the anterior fontanelle in infants.

Question 29

What is the inion

Answer 29

The most prominent point of the external occipital protuberance.

Question 30

What is the Sella turcica

Answer 30

Saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland.

Question 31

The occipital-atlanto joint is what type of joint

Answer 31

Condylar diarthrosis

Question 32

Atlanto-axial joint is what type of joint

Answer 32

Pivot diarthrosis

Question 33

Anterior fontanelle

Answer 33

Largest Lies at junction of frontal, Sagittal and coronal sutures

Question 34

Posterior fontanelle

Answer 34

Lies at junction of lambdoid and sagittal sutures

Question 35

Sphenoidal fontanelle

Answer 35

Lies at junction of squamous and coronal sutures

Question 36

Mastoid fontanelle

Answer 36

Lies at junction of squamous and lambdoid sutures