Axial Bones Flashcards
1
Q
Frontal
A
Forehead
2
Q
Parietal (2)
A
Top back sides of head
3
Q
Temporal (2)
A
Temples next to eyes
4
Q
Occipital
A
Back of head
5
Q
Maxilla
A
Center of face over mouth and nose
6
Q
Mandible**
A
Jaw bone, breaks down food by chewing and gives ability to speak
7
Q
Zygomatic (2)
A
Under temples next to eyes
8
Q
Nasal (2)
A
Nose bridge
9
Q
Palatine (2)
A
Roof of mouth
10
Q
Sphenoid
A
Forms base of head behind the eyes and under the front part of the brain
11
Q
Ethmoid
A
Square shaped bone at the root of nose behind the nasal bone
12
Q
Vomer
A
The bone that divides the nose in half
13
Q
Lacrimal (2)
A
Small bones that form part of the eye sockets
14
Q
Inferior nasal concha (2)
A
Scroll shaped, lateral walls of nasal cavities
