Cranium - CORRECT ANSWER : Medical name for the skull
encases and protects brain tissue - CORRECT ANSWER : Function of the
cranium
Parietal, Temporal, Sphenoid, cribform plate, frontal, occipital, - CORRECT
ANSWER : Bones that fuse together to form the cranium
foramen magnum - CORRECT ANSWER : The primary opening through which
pressure can be released, located at the base of the skull, where the spinal cord
passes through
controls all bodily functions and processes - CORRECT ANSWER : Function of
the brain
Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER : Medical name for lower jaw bone
Maxillae - CORRECT ANSWER : Medical name for fused bones of the upper
jaw
zygomatic bones - CORRECT ANSWER : Medical name for cheekbones
, Nasal bone - CORRECT ANSWER : Provides some of the structure of the nose
Meninges - CORRECT ANSWER : Name of the three membranes that cover the
brain
Dura mater - CORRECT ANSWER : The outermost brain membrane and most
resilient
Arachnoid - CORRECT ANSWER : Center layer membrane of the brain
Pia mater - CORRECT ANSWER : The thin most inner layer brain membrane
Cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER : The largest part of the brain, houses sensory
functions, motor functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence
and memory
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER : Part of the brain that controls primitive
functions, coordination, and balance
Brain stem - CORRECT ANSWER : Part of the brain that controls body
functions such as cardio-respiratory functions
In the ventricles of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER : Where is cerebrospinal
fluid produced?
Linear skull fractures - CORRECT ANSWER : Skull fractures that transverse the
the full thickness of the skull
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