Facial Bones (Q1,P6)

Question 1

Mandible

Answer 1

• The lower jawbone is the largest and strongest facial bone
• Has three parts: Horizontal body, two upright rami (ramuses), mandibular angle

Question 2

Other Parts of the Mandible

Answer 2

• Alveolar process/margin: tooth sockets
• Mental protuberance: tip of the chin

Question 3

Maxilla

Answer 3

• Articulate with all other facial bones except the mandible
• Contain maxillary sinuses – largest paranasal sinuses

Question 4

Maxillary Bones

Answer 4

• Alveolar Processes: inferior margin of the maxillary bones; the tooth sockets, called alveoli, open into this margin
• Palatine Processes: projects medially from the alveolar process to form the anterior region of the hard palate

Question 5

Zygomatic Bones

Answer 5

form lateral wall of orbits

Question 6

Nasal Bones

Answer 6

form bridge of the nose

Question 7

Lacrimal Bones

Answer 7

located in the medial orbital walls

Question 8

Palatine Bones

Answer 8

complete the posterior part of the hard palate

Question 9

Vomer

Answer 9

forms the inferior part of the nasal septum

Question 10

Inferior Nasal Conchae

Answer 10

Thin, curved bones that project medially to form the lateral walls of the nasal cavity

Question 11

Paranasal Sinuses

Answer 11

• Air-filled sinuses are located within
  Frontal bone
  Ethmoid bone
  Sphenoid bone
  Maxillary bones
• Lined with mucous membrane
• Serve to lighten the skull

Question 12

Nasal Cavity

Answer 12

space inside the nose

Question 13

Orbits

Answer 13

bony structures of the skull that house the globe, extraocular muscles, nerves, blood vessels, lacrimal apparatus, and adipose tissue.