DAT 118- Dental Care Facial Vocab

Ethmoid

Midline cranial bone.

Frontal

Bone that forms the forehead.

Lacrimal

Paired bones that form the wall of the orbit.

Mandible

Bone that forms the lower jaw.

Maxilla

Bone that forms the upper jaw.

Nasal

Paired bones that form the bridge of the nose.

Occipital

Bone that forms the posterior portion of the head.

Parietal

Paired bones at the top of the skull. They articulate with each other and other bones in the skull.

Sphenoid

Midline bone that has several processes (bone areas or plates) associated with it.

Temporal

Paired bones that form the lateral walls of the skull and articulate with the mandible at the temporomandibular joint.

Zygomatic

Paired facial bones that form the cheeks.