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Forms lower jaw of the skull. There is a body, the two rami, the alveolar process, the condyle, and coronoid process.
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Maxilla Bones |
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| The 'mustache' bone cause of it's shape. It has two seperate bones that fuse together. The function of the maxilla is to provide protection of the face, support of the orbits, hold the top half of the teeth in place, and form the floor of the nose. It has a body, zygomatic process, a frontal process, a alveolar process, the palatine process, the infraorbital foramen, and the maxillary sinus. |
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Palatine Bones |
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| It's in the back part of the nasal cavity. It functions in protection of organs in the region and the formation of the roof of the mouth and floor of the eye socket. |
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The cheekbones. It forms part of the orbit and protects and supports a portion of the face. |
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Two bones that come together to form the bridge of the nose. It also functions in support of the nose. |
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| This is located on the medial wall of the eye socket and this bone is the smallest bone of the face. It forms part of the eye socket/orbit. |
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| Has two bones known as the nasal concha or the turbinate bone. Primary function is to filter air. |
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triangle bone on floor of nasal septum. It's the the bottem center portion of the nose.  |
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| What is another bone that isn't attactched to any other bone, but it close to the head? |
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| What is the largest, strongest, and only mobile bone in the face? |
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