NAME _______________________________ A&P I Bio 2514
Date _________________________________ Class ______________
Skull Class Worksheet.
_____________________________1. The pituitary gland sits in this bone.
_____________________________2. Which bone has a name that means “plowshare”?
_____________________________3. Name for the membrane filled (fibrous connective
tissue) spaces between cranial bones that have not
fully developed.
_____________________________4. The division of the skeletal system with the most
number of bones.
_____________________________5. Another name for the turbinate bones.
_____________________________6. Immovable joint between skull bones.
_____________________________7. Name the two bones that make up the nasal septum.
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_____________________________9. Term for the flat portion of the forehead.
____________________________10. Bony projection that serves as a attachment for
membranes that cover the brain.
____________________________11. The pterygoid process belongs to what major bone?
____________________________12. Which specific bone houses the inner ear?
____________________________13. Give a function of a sinus cavity.
____________________________14. Name the four major sinus cavities.
____________________________15.
____________________________16.
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____________________________18. An opening or hole in a bone through which blood
vessels and nerves pass.
____________________________19. Name the two major groups of bones of the skull.
____________________________20.
Bonus: To what specific bone do muscles and ligaments of the tongue attach on the
skull?
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