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| This is the front bone of the cranium, where your forehead is.[image] |
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| These two bones form the upper sides of the skull above the temporal bones[image] |
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| these two bones form the lower sides of the cranium, and contain the external auditory meatus (ear canal)[image] |
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| This forms the back bottom of the skull, and lies above the spinal cord[image] |
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| This is the wing shaped bone that is the "keystone" of the cranial bones. It looks like a set of two wings, hence the description "wing shaped"[image] |
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| This light bone separates the nasal cavity from the cranial cavity. It is between the orbits of the eye and makes up part of them.[image] |
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| this is your jaw bone. It it extremely strong and is the only bone of the skull that moves. It forms the lower jaw.[image] |
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| these are two bones that form the upper lip area and are usually above the mandible and below the orbits. They are also known as the moustache bones.[image] |
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| these form the roof of your mouth and the base of the orbits. They also help to separate your mouth and nasal cavities.[image] |
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| these are the ckeek bones, forming from the zygomatic arch from temporal bones to the maxillae[image] |
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| these two bones come together near the middle of the front of the face to form the nasal bridge and support the nose[image] |
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| these are the smallest bones in the face and function to form part of the orbit (eye socket)[image] |
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| These two bones are near the bottom of the nasal cavity projecting into it, to force air to move up to become warmed and filtered.[image] |
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| This is a thin bone that is found at the base of the nasal cavity that helps to form the cavity. It is quadrilateral shaped and is unpaired. (there is only one)[image] |
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