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Bones of the Skull
There are many bones of the skull...come here if you want to learn even more!!! Yay bones!!! Yay skull!!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
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Biology
12/05/2011
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Frontal Bone
 Definition
This is the front bone of the cranium, where your forehead is.
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The parietal bones
 Definition
These two bones form the upper sides of the skull above the temporal bones
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The temporal bones
 Definition
these two bones form the lower sides of the cranium, and contain the external auditory meatus (ear canal)
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The Occipital Bone
 Definition
This forms the back bottom of the skull, and lies above the spinal cord
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Sphenoid bone
 Definition
This is the wing shaped bone that is the "keystone" of the cranial bones. It looks like a set of two wings, hence the description "wing shaped"
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Ethmoid bone
 Definition
This light bone separates the nasal cavity from the cranial cavity. It is between the orbits of the eye and makes up part of them.
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The Mandible

 

 Definition
this is your jaw bone. It it extremely strong and is the only bone of the skull that moves. It forms the lower jaw.
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the Maxillae
 Definition
these are two bones that form the upper lip area and are usually above the mandible and below the orbits. They are also known as the moustache bones.
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the palatine bones
 Definition
these form the roof of your mouth and the base of the orbits. They also help to separate your mouth and nasal cavities.
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The zygomatic bones
 Definition
these are the ckeek bones, forming from the zygomatic arch from temporal bones to the maxillae
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the nasal bones
 Definition
these two bones come together near the middle of the front of the face to form the nasal bridge and support the nose
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the lacrimal bones
 Definition
these are the smallest bones in the face and function to form part of the orbit (eye socket)
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Inferior Nasal Conchae
 Definition
These two bones are near the bottom of the nasal cavity projecting into it, to force air to move up to become warmed and filtered.
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Vomer
 Definition
This is a thin bone that is found at the base of the nasal cavity that helps to form the cavity. It is quadrilateral shaped and is unpaired. (there is only one)