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Facial Bones
Table 7.3
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/03/2008

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Nasal bone
Definition
form part of the bridge of the nose
Term
Maxillae
Definition

Unite to form the upper jawbone

articulate directly with every bone of the face except mandible

Form a part of the floors of the orbits, part of the lateral walls and floor of the nasal cavity, and most of the hard palate.

Term
Zygomatic bones
Definition

form the promiences of the cheeks

part of the lateral wall and floor of each orbit

Term
Mandible
Definition

the largest, strongest facial bone

articulates with the temporal bone to form the temporomandibular joint

Term
Lacrimal bones
Definition

part of the medial wall of each orbit

the smallest bones of the face

Term
inferior nasal conchae
Definition
form the part of the inferior lateral wall of the nasal cavity
Term
vomer
Definition

floor of the nasal cavity

one of the components of the nasal septum

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Palatine bones
Definition

Posterior portion of the hard palate

Part of the floor and lateral wall of the nasal cavity

a small portion of the floors of the orbits

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