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