Bones in the skull

facial skeleton

bones that make up the face

cranium

bones that protect the brain

frontal bone

gives shape to the forehead, orbits and nasal cavity

parietal bone

occipital bone

gives shape to the back of the skull

foremen magnum

the opening in the occipital bone where the brain and spinal cord connect

sagittal suture

connect across the sagittal line

temporal bone

have openings that connect the structures of the inner and outer ears

coronal suture

connects frontal bones to parietal bones

sphenoid and ethmoid

they protect the underside of the brain

ethmoid

spongy, cubed bone that gives shape to the roof of the nose and the orbits

how many bones form the cranium

8

how many bones form the facial skeleton

14

maxillae

form the upper jaw and boundary of three cavities

zygomatic

the cheek bones

lacrimal bones

contain tear ducts

vomer

forms the lower part of the nasal septum

palatine bones

located in the back of the nasal cavity, the posterior borders serve as the attachment site if the soft palate and the sharp medial borders form the posterior basal spine for the attachment of the uvula