Facial Bones
Number of facial bones
14
Midpoint of the anterior nasal spine
ACANTHION
Spongy processes that hold the teeth
ALVEOLAR
The upper teeth are embedded in cavities along the inferior edge of the
ALVEOLAR PROCESS of the MAXILLA BONES
Pointed process of maxilla located at acanthion
ANTERIOR NASAL SPINE
Inferior aspect of the body of the maxilla
AVEOLAR PROCESS/PORTION
Horseshoe-shaped portion of the nasal septum
BODY
Articulating process of the mandible
CONDYLE
Anterior part of the madibular ramus
CORONOID
The ? process of each maxilla projects upward along the lateral border of the nose
FRONTAL
Landmark at the angle of the mandible
GONION
Vertical mandibular portion
HEAD
Thin, scroll-like bones that extend horizontally inside the nasal cavity
INFERIOR CONCHAE
Found in the medial walls of the orbits
LACRIMAL
Second anatomical name for the zygomatic bone
MALAR
Largest Facial Bone
MANDIBLE
Facial bone which assists in forming the mouth, nose,and orbital cavities
MAXILLA
Largest immovable facial bone
MAXILLA
Large air filled cavities located in the body of the maxilla are called the
MAXILLARY SINUSES
Largest facial bone
Mandible
Forms bridge of the nose
NASAL
The surface landmark located at the point of the junction of the frontal bone and the two facial bones forming the bridge of the nose is the
NASION
Found in the roof of mouth
PALATINE
Parts of the maxilla which help form the rook of the mouth are the ri ght and left
PALATINE BONE
List 4 facial bones which make up the hard palate
RT/LT PALATINE BONES RT/LT MAXILLA
List the three pairs of scroll-like shaped bones located in the nasal cavity and identify the cranial or facial with whic it is associated
Superior nasal conchae - ETHMOID > CRANIAL BONE Middle nasal conchae - ETHMOID Inferior nasal conchae - (it's own bone) >FACIAL BONE
Forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum
VOMER
Cheekbone
ZYGOMA
The zygomatic arch is formed by what two bones?
ZYGOMATIC process of the TEMPORAL and ZYGOMA BONE
