A | B |
Ethmoid Bone | Supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes |
Fontanelles | Soft spots in the skull of newborns |
Frontal Bone | Forms the forehead and sockets that contain the eyes |
Lacrimal Bones | Two paired bones located one at the corner of each eye |
Lacrimal Bones | Contains the tear gland and canals for the passage of the lacrimal duct |
Lacrimal Gland | Tear gland |
Mandible | Lower jaw bone |
Mandible | Only facial bone capable of movement; allowing speaking & chewing |
Maxilla | Two large bones compose the upper jaw |
Maxillae | Pleural of the two large bones composing upper jaw |
Nasal bones | Two bones that support the bridge of the nose |
Occipital Bone | Forms the back and base of the skull |
Parietal Bone | Forms the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium |
Skull | Bones of this protect the brain & it's structures |
Sphenoid Bone | Extends behind the eyes; forms part of the base of the skull |
Sutures | Join all facial bones so they are immovable; except for the mandible |
Temporal Bone | Form the lower sides and base of the cranium. |
Temporal Bone | Encloses an ear and contains a fossa joining with the mandible |
Vomer | Thin, flat, single bone forming the lower portion of the nasal septum |
Zygoma | Two bones, one on each side of the face forming the cheekbones |