Across
- 4. Which cranial bone contains the depression that houses the pituitary gland?
- 10. On what facial bones projection are the petrous ridges demonstrated below the maxillary sinuses?
- 12. What divides the nasal cavities into compartments so that incoming air is mixed before reaching the lungs?
- 14. Rotation is present when the______ ______ are not superimposed.
- 15. What is the name given to the opening located in the temporal bone that is used as a connecting point to facial landmarks to form commonly used positioning lines for radiography?
- 18. What cranial bone articulates with seven other cranial bones?
- 20. When the ____, ___, and ___ are placed on the table for the Rhese Method optic foramina exam, the midsagittal plane is rotated approximately 37 degrees from the central ray.
- 21. What is the main difference in the lateral skull, lateral facial bones, and lateral nasal bones positions?
Down
- 1. Rotation is present when the_______ ______ are not superimposed.
- 2. Which division of the temporal bone contains the organs of hearing and equilibrium?
- 3. What do the lateral skull, lateral facial bones, and lateral nasal bones positions all have in common?
- 5. Which cranial bone contains both the most vulnerable portion of the skull to fracture and the densest portion of the skull?
- 6. The point at which the upper lip and nose meet is termed the___.
- 7. How many bones make up the cranium?
- 8. Which positioning line is perpendicular to the image receptor for the parietoacanthial (Waters) projection?
- 9. The _____ _____ separates the left and right parietal bones.
- 11. Tilt is present on a lateral projection when the ____ ____ are not superimposed.
- 13. What suture separates the parietal bones from the occipital bone?
- 16. Where does the CR exit on the PA axial (Caldwell) projection?
- 17. What are the “soft spots” found in the infant cranium?
- 19. How many fontanels are infants born with?