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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - Anatomy and Physiology

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The skull is composed of several sections of bone. The bone at the back of the head is known as which of the following?
  1. Frontal
  2. Parietal
  3. Occipital
  4. Temporal
  5. Sphenoid
Explanation
Answer: C - The bone at the back of the skull is the occipital bone. The frontal bone makes up the forehead and extends back to the left and right parietal bones that make up the top of the head. Just inferior to the parietal bones of the skull are the temporal bones and sphenoid bones on the side of the skull.
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