Learning Bones IV:  Axial Skeleton
Skull

1. What is the difference between a skull and a cranium?
    

2. Where is the vomer located?
    

3. The coronal suture connects which cranial bones?
    

4. The zygomatic arch is comprised of what two features from what two bones?
    

5. What direction term best describes where the basilar suture (also called sphenooccipital synchondrosis) is located?
    

6. What directional term best describes where the parietal bone is located relative to the sagittal suture?
    

7. What is a calvarium?
    

8. Where is the malar (or zygoma) bone located?
    

9. How many nasal bones are there?
    

10. What is the foramen magnum?

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