Holes in Your Head

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Name the hole found on the anterior surface of the mandible. mental foramen mandibular foramen infraorbital foramen foramen magnum

2. Name the hole lies directly inferior to the eyebrows. infraorbital foramen foramen magnum foramen lacerum supraorbital foramen

3. The mandibular foramen can be seen on the anterior view of the skull. True False

4. Located in the maxilla, this hole transmits a vein, artery, and nerve of the same name. jugular foramen supraorbial foramen infraorbital foramen foramen ovale

5. The jugular foramen is formed by the meeting of which two cranial bones? occipital and temporal temporal and sphenoid occipital and sphenoid sphenoid and parietal

6. Name the foramen that is created by the meeting of three cranial bones: the occipital, temporal, and sphenoid bones. foramen magnum foramen lacerum foramen ovale mastoid foramen

7. Name the foramen that connects two fossas: the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. infraorbital foramen foramen lacerum foramen rotundum foramen ovale

8. Name the foramen that transmits several nerves, arteries and veins including the mandibular nerve. foramen rotundum supraorbital foramen foramen magnum foramen ovale

9. Name the foramen that transmits the middle meningeal artery which supplies blood to the dura mater. infraorbital foramen foramen spinosum supraorbital foramen foramen lacerum

10. Name the foramen that allows for the brain and the spinal cord to connect. foramen ovale jugular foramen foramen magnum mental foramen