| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| oval opening in the greater wing | foramen ovale | 80%
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| flat, sieve-like area on the roof of the nasal cavity; tiny holes = smell nerves pass | cribriform plate | 60%
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| Large hole at the skull's base, where the spinal cord connects to the brainstem | foramen magnum | 60%
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| small round hole just posterolateral to foramen ovale | foramen spinosum | 60%
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| only bone that doesn't articulate with any other; attachment site for muscles involve in swallowing and phonation | hyoid | 60%
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| rounded bump behind the ear; attachment for neck muscles | mastoid process | 60%
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| thin, pointed projection below the ear; anchor for tongue and throat muscle | styloid | 60%
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| passageway for blood and nerves to the forehead area | supraorbital foramen | 60%
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| bridge-like projection extending toward the cheekbone; part of zygomatic arch | zygomatic process | 60%
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| passage in the temporal bone; carries internal carotid artery into the cranial cavity | carotid canal | 60%
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| vertical ridge projecting upward fro from the C plate; attachment for falx cerebri, achors the brian in place | crista galli | 60%
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| ear opening/canal | external acoustic meatus | 60%
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| I eat bone | incus | 60%
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| M ear bone | malleus | 60%
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| opening in the lesser wing | optic canal | 60%
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| S ear bone | stapes | 60%
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| thin, vertical bony plate that forms the upper part of the nasal septum; divides nasal cavity into left and right passages | nasal septum | 40%
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| saddle-shaped depression on the superioir surface; houses pituitary gland | sella turcica | 40%
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| flat, upper portion of the temporal bone | squamous region | 40%
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| contribute to upper part of eye socket | supraorbital margin | 40%
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| round opening anteroir to foramen ovale | foramen rotundum | 40%
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| ridge between two suborbital margins | glabella | 40%
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| broad, curved portion forming part og the skull's lateral wall and the floor of the middle cranial fossa | greater wing | 40%
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| Small tunnel near each occipital condyle; pathway for the hypoglossal nerve | hypoglossal canal | 40%
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| irregular opening between the occipital and temporal bones | jugular foramen | 40%
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| thin,ridge-like plate above the superioir orbital fissure, forms part of the roof | lesser wing | 40%
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| oldest special sensory modality--smell | olfaction | 40%
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| ROS = the trigeminal pathway | rotundum ovale spinosum | 40%
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| region located around the ear canal | tympanic region | 40%
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| smooth oval surfaces beside large occipital foramen | occipital condyles | 20%
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| pair of downward-pointing projections below the skull; attachment site for chewing muscles | pterygoid Process | 20%
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| taste | gustation | 20%
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