Skull Bones

Sphenoid

Base and sides of skull; part of the eye orbits.

Palatine

Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits

Maxilla

Forms most of the upper jaw, and part of the hard palate, contains upper molars, premolars, and canines

Ethmoid

Internal base of skull; structures in nasal cavity.

Occipital Bone

a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

Nasal Bone

an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

Temporal Bone

bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial activity. There is a right and left temporal bone.

Parietal Bone

either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

Lacrimal Bone

small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts

Zygomatic Bone

the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

Frontal Bone

the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits

Mandible

the lower jawbone in vertebrates