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The occipital condyles of the occipital bone articulate with which of the following bones?

Which of the following bones of the skull is not characterized by the presence of a paranasal sinus?

The gliding movement of the TMJ takes place between the disc and the articular surface of the temporal bone.

Which muscle of mastication inserts on the condyle of the mandible and the TMJ capsule?

Following an automobile accident, a patient’s right cheek appears sunken or shallow.  X-rays confirm a bone fracture.  The fracture of which bone could explain the sunken appearance of the cheek?

When palpating the inside of your patient’s mandible, you feel some tiny projections at the midline.  Which anatomical structure are you feeling?

Which of the following bony features listed does NOT serve as an opening in bone?

The mandibular foramen is located:

Both heads of the Masseter muscle originate on the zygomatic arch.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the greater wing of the sphenoid?