facial bones Flashcards
1
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facial bones
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14 bones
-holds eyes in anterior position
-allow facial muscles to show emotion
2
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maxilla
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2; largest bones of face
-fuse together to make upper jaw
-failure of palatine processes to fuse before birth causes cleft palate
-hold upper teeth (aveolar processes)
3
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Palatine bones
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2; posterior part of hard palate
4
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zygomatic bones
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2; “cheekbones”
5
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lacrimal bones
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2; smallest bones of face
-LACRIMAL SULCUS: groove that serves as passageway for tears
6
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nasal bones
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2: bridge of nose
7
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vomer bone
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forms INFERIOR part of bony nasal septum
-below perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
8
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inferior nasal conchae
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2; cause inhaled air to swirl and be filtered
9
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mandible
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strongest bone of face
-forms lower jaw and holds lower teeth
-only bone of the skull that moves
