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Bones of the Skull
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| forms sides and roof of skull; Curved bones; joined together at the sagittal suture | Parietal |
| Lower jaw bone; connects to the skull in front of the ears; | Mandible |
| Light bone that makes up part of the nasal and orbital cavities and is anterior to the sphenoid bone | ethmoid bone |
| Protect the eye; connects to maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone and frontal bone; knows as the cheekbone. | Zygomatic |
| Forms part of the oral, nasal, and orbital cavities; form portions of the hard palate; posterior to the maxilla, | palatine bones |
| Butterfly shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of the skull | Sphenoid |
| Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms portions of the orbital, nasal and oral cavities | maxillae |
| Thin bone forming the inner orbital cavity | lacrimal |
| two bones, side-by-side that make up the bridge of the nose | nasal bones |
| thin, flat bones that form the back of the nasal septum | vomer |
| lower, back portion of the skull that is shaped like a trapezoid; houses the foramen magnum through which the brain and spinal cord connect | occipital |
| located on the sides of the head; houses the internal portion of the ear | temporal bone |
| Scroll-shaped thin bones that make up the lateral part of the nasal cavity; lined with membranes that help to filter warm air | inferior nasal conchae |
| Large bone; makes up the roof of the orbital and nasal cavities; "forehead" | frontal |
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