facial bones

Question 1

what is the mandible (man-da-ble) bone

Answer 1

it’s your jawbone, and the largest bone in face

Question 2

Is mandible paried or unparied?

Answer 2

it’s unparied

Question 3

where is the mandible located?

Answer 3

it’s located inferior in the facial skeleton (where your jaw is)

Question 4

where are the nasal bones located? what are they?

Answer 4

located right in-between the eyes, two slender bones that shape the bridge of the nose

Question 5

are the nasal bones a pair or unpaired?

Answer 5

nasal bones are pairs because there are two bones

Question 6

where is the vomer located? and what is a vomer?

Answer 6

located along the midline of the right and left nasal cavities, Vomer is a thin flat bone that forms lower portion of nasal cavity

Question 7

where is the maxillae
(max-ill-eye) located?, and what is a maxillae?

Answer 7

located at the upper jaw roof of your mouth, if these two large bones dont join before birth a condition called clef plate results

Question 8

are the maxillae bones pairs or unpairs

Answer 8

pairs of two large bones

Question 9

where are lacrimal (lack-ra-mal) bones located? (lacrim means tear)

Answer 9

located at the corners of each eye, the thin bones have a pit for the tear glands

Question 10

where are the zygomatic (zy-go-ma-tic) bones located? unparied or paried?

Answer 10

located on each side of the face where the cheek bones are, since there are two bones one on each side it is a pair