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BONES
CRANIAL AND FACIAL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FRONTAL | FOREHEAD; ANTERIOR SUPERIOR; CRANIAL BONE |
| PARIETAL | TWO BONES (RIGHT AND LEFT); SIDES AND ROOF; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL ; CRANIAL BONE |
| OCCIPITAL | BACK OF SKULL; SAUCER SHAPED; POSTERIOR INFERIOR; CRANIAL BONE |
| SPHENOID | BAT SHAPED; ANTERIOR MIDSAGITTAL; CRANIAL BONE |
| TEMPORAL | TWO BONES (RIGHT AND LEFT); PARASAGITTAL; CRANIAL BONE |
| INFERIOR NASAL CONCHA | INFERIOR TURBINATE; HORIZONTAL IN NASAL CAVITY; CONSISTS OF SPONGY BONE; FACIAL BONE |
| TURBINATE | LONG, NARROW AND CURLED BONE SHELF |
| MANDIBLE | LOWER JAW; HOLDS TEETH; LARGEST, STRONGEST; INFERIOR MIDSAGITTAL; FACIAL BONE |
| ZYGOMATIC | CHEEK BONE; SUPERIOR LATERAL; FACIAL BONE |
| GLABELLA | SMOOTH PROMINENCE BETWEEN EYEBROWS |
| VOMER | INFERIOR PART OF NASAL SEPTUM; MIDSAGGITAL; FACIAL BONE |
| MAXILLA | TWO BONES FUSED; UPPER JAW; HOLDS TEETH; PALATE OF MOUTH; FACIAL BONE |
| PALATINE | HARD PALATE; POSTERIOR TO MAXILLA; FACIAL BONE |
| ORBIT | CAVITY OR SOCKET OF THE SKULL WHERE EYES SIT |
| CRANIAL BONES | EIGHT BONES OF THE SKULL |
| FACIAL BONES | FOURTEEN BONES OF THE FACE |
| NASAL | TWO SMALL OBLONG BONES; BRIDGE OF NOSE; SUPERIOR TO VOMER; FACIAL BONE |
| MIDDLE NASAL CONCHA | PART OF ETHMOID BONE; SUPERIOR TUBRINATE |