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Question	Answer	Article
Fill in the missing words about the development of the skull	The neurocranium develops from the neural crestand mesoderm by endochondral ossification. The dermatocranium devlops from the neural crestand mesoderm by intramembranous ossification. The viscerocranium devlops from the pharyngeal skeleton by endochondral ossification and intramembranous ossification	Link to Answer Article
Which bone of the skull encloses the medulla oblongata and pons in the caudal cranial fossa?	Occipital bone	Link to Answer Article
Through which bone of the skull does the optic canal and optic chiasma run?	Sphenoid (presphenoid) bone	Link to Answer Article
On which bone of the skull are the tympanic bullae present?	Temporal bone	Link to Answer Article
Which bones make up the zygomatic arch?	Temporal process of the zygomatic bone Zygomatic process of the temporal bone	Link to Answer Article
Which nerve passes through the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone?	Olfactory nerve (CN I)	Link to Answer Article
On which bone is the hamulus present?	Pterygoid bone	Link to Answer Article
What is the name of the small foramen present on the oral surface of the maxilla?	Palatine foramen	Link to Answer Article
On which bone are the mental foramen present?	Mandible	Link to Answer Article
Which nerves pass through the jugular foramen?	Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) Vagus nerve (CN X) Accesory nerve (CN XI)	Link to Answer Article
Which nerves pass through the optical fissure?	Opthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) Occulomotor nerve (CN III) Trochlear nerve (CN IV) Abducens nerve (CN VI)	Link to Answer Article
Which species has pneumatised skull bones?	Birds	Link to Answer Article