Axial Skeleton (Face)

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1. Nasal 5. Maxilla
bones

form the bridge of the nose

2. Mandible

upper jaw bone

6. maxillary
sinus

lower jaw bone

3. mandibular
ramus

sinus on either side of the nasal cavity below

the eyes
7. palatine
bone

4. mandibular
condyle

the hard palate (roof) of the mouth

Articulation point of the mandible with the

mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
8. Zygomatic bone 12. hyoid bone

cheek bone
9. temporal
process of
zygomatic bone a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the
tongue.
13. ethmoid
bone

short extension from the zygomatic bone

that forms the anterior portion of the
zygomatic arch
10. lacrimal bone

small fragile bone making up part of the

front inner walls of each eye socket
11. vomer (bone)

forms the inferior portion of the nasal

septum