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Bones of the Skull
location and number of bones in the skull
Question | Answer |
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Frontal bone | 1 located on forehead |
parietal bone | 2 located upper sides of cranium and roof of skull |
occipital bone | 1 located back and base of skull |
temporal bone | 2 located sides and base of cranium |
shpenoid bone | 1 bat-shaped bone that forms part of the base of the skull, floor, and sides of eye orbit |
ethmoid bone | 1 forms part of eye orbit, nose, and floor of cranium |
lacrimal bone | 2 located inner corner of each eye |
nasal bone | 2 form part of nasal septum and support bridge of nose |
maxilla | 1 upper jaw |
mandible | 1 lower jawbone; only movable bone of the skull |
zygomatic bone | 2 cheekbones |
vomer bone | 1 base of nasal septum |
palatine bone | 1 hard palate of mouth and floor of the nose |