Skull Bones
Scroll-shaped thin bones that make up the lateral part of the nasal cavity; lined with membranes that help to filter warm air
Inferior nasal conchae
lower jaw bone; connected to the skull in front of the ears
Mandible
Protect the eye; connects to maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone and frontal bone; knows as the cheekbone.
Zygomatic
Light bone that makes up part of the nasal and orbital cavities and is anterior to the sphenoid bone
ethmoid bone
Thin bone forming the inner orbital cavity
lacrimal
Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms portions of the orbital, nasal and oral cavities.
maxillae
two bones, side-by-side that make up the bridge of the nose;
nasal bones
lower, back portion of the skull that is shaped like a trapezoid; houses the foramen magnum through which the brain and spinal cord connect.
occipital
Forms part of the oral, nasal, and orbital cavities; form portions of the hard palate; posterior to the maxilla,
palatine bones
forms sides and roof of skull; Curved bones; joined together at the sagittal suture
parietal
Butterfly shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of the skull
sphenoid
located on the sides of the head; houses the internal portion of the ear
temporal bone
thin, flat bones that form the back of the nasal septum
vomer
Large bone; makes up the roof of the orbital and nasal cavities; "forehead".
frontal