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Our face has 14 bones, small sized and irregular in shape.
NAME THE 14 FACIAL BONES![image] |
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2 nasal, 2 lacrimal, 2 maxilla, 2 palatine, 2 zygoma, 2 inferior nasal conchae, 1 vomer, and 1 mandible[image] |
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Form bony bridge of the nose.
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| Situated posterior to nasal bones, on the medial wall of each orbit.[image] |
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Junction of the lacrimal bones to the maxillae.
Part of the drainage route for excess tears |
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| Accommodates lacrimal groove, both are part of the drainage route |
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| Largest immovable bones of face, fuse at a midline[image] |
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| Pointed process formed by 2 Maxillary bones joined together. |
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- Paired sinuses located within the body of maxilla
- Are triangular and are the largest of paranasal sinuses
- Drain into the middle nasal meatus
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| Frontal and zygomatic process of the Maxillary bone |
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| Project to articulate with the frontal bones of cranium and zygoma bones of the face |
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| Alveolar process of the maxilla |
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- Contains the roots of the teeth
- Made of several depressions in the inferior border of the maxilla
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| Palatine Process of the maxilla |
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| Extends posteriorly to form 3/4ths of the hard palate |
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Posterior 1/4th of hard palate, horizontal portion
Extends vertically to formpart of nasal cavity |
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- Malar Bone
- Creates the form of the cheek
- Temporal process of zygoma extends posteriorly
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| Formed by the join of temporal process of zygoma and zygomatic process of temporal bone |
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| Inferior Nasal Conchae[image] |
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- Have scroll like appearance
- Project medially and inferiorly along nasal cavity
- In conjunction with superior and middle nasal conchae divide the nasal cavity into superior, middle, and inferior meati
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| Projects superiorly from the base of the nasal cavity |
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| Formed by vomer projecting from the base of the nasal cavity |
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| Extends through the body of the mandible and allow passage for mental artery and nerve |
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- Is located on vertical portion of mandible
- Each has coronoid and condyloid process
- Separated by a concave surface MANDIBULAR NOTCH
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| Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) |
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| Formed by condyloid process and mandibular fossa of the temporal bone |
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