Bones - Face + Head Flashcards
Nasal
Amount - 2
Location - nose
Function - form the bridge of the nose
Vomer
Amount - 1
Location - the nose
Function - forms the dividing bony wall of the nose
Palatine
Amount - 2
Location - the nose
Function - internal bones, form the floor and walls of the nose, the roof of the mouth and the bottom of the eye orbits
Turbinate (Nasal conchae)
Amount - 2
Location - the nose
Function - form the outer walls of the nose
Lacrimal
Amount - 2
Location - the eye sockets
Function - form the inner walls of the eye sockets, contain a small groove for the tear duct
Zygomatic (malar)
Amount - 2
Location - the cheek bones
Function - forms the cheek bones
Maxillae
Amount - 2
Location - the upper jaw
Function- fused together to form the upper jaw which holds the upper teeth
Mandible
Amount - 1
Location - the lower jaw
Function - the largest and strongest of the facial bones, holds the lower teeth and is the only movable bone of the skull
Occipital
Amount - 1
Location - lower back of the cranium
Function - forms the back of the lower skull, contains s large hole called the foramen magnum, through this lass the spinal cord, the nerves and blood vessels
Parietal
Amount - 2
Location - the sides of the cranium
Function - fused together to form the sides and top of the head (the crown)
Frontal
Amount - 1
Location - the forehead
Function - forms the forehead and the upper walls of the eye sockets
Temporal
Amount - 2
Location - the sides of the head
Function - forms the sides of the head, provide two muscle attachment points, the mastoid process and the zygomatic process
Ethmoid
Amount - 1
Location - between the eye sockets
Function - forms part of the nasal cavities
Sphenoid
Amount - 1
Location - the base of the cranium and the back of the eye sockets
Function - a bat-shaped bone that joins together all the bones of the cranium
