Skull

large bone; makes up the roof of the orbit; "forehead"

Frontal bone

Butterfly shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of the skull; in front of temporal bone

Sphenoid bone

thin, flat bone; forms back of the nasal septum(midline of nasal cavity)

Vomer bone

Light bone; making up parts of the nasal and orbital cavities; anterior to sphenoid bone

ethmoid bone

scroll shaped thin bones making up lateral part of nasal cavity; the membraned lining them help to filter warm air

inferior nasal conchae

Thin bone making up the inner orbital cavity

lacrimal bones

Lower jaw; connected to skull in front of ears

mandible

Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms portions of the orbital,nasal, and oral cavities

maxilla

Two bones, side by side; make up the "bridge" of the nose

nasal bone

Lower, back portion of skull, large hole through which the brain and the spinal cord connect

occipital bone

forms part of the oral, nasal, and orbital cavities; posterior section of hard palate; posterior to maxilla

palatine bones

Forms sides and roof of skull; meet at the top of cranium at sagittal suture

parietal bone

Located on the sides of the head; house the internal ear

temporal bone

Protects the eye; connects to maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone, and frontal bone known as the "cheekbone"

zygomatic