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Learn about the 14 facial bones that form the front part of the skull, their names, locations, and functions. See a labeled diagram and a mnemonic device to remember them easily.
The facial skeleton comprises the facial bones that may attach to build a portion of the skull. The remainder of the skull is the neurocranium. In human anatomy and development, the facial skeleton is sometimes called the membranous viscerocranium, which comprises the mandible and dermatocranial elements that are not part of the braincase.
Feb 5, 2023 · The skull is a bony structure that supports the face and forms a protective cavity for the brain. It is comprised of many bones, formed by intramembranous ossification, which are joined together by sutures (fibrous joints).
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Skull Facial Bones. The facial skeleton (or the viscerocranium) shapes the characteristics of our face, protects vital organs in our head, and provides passage to important neurovascular structures.
Learn about the bones of the cranium and facial skull, their features, sutures, sinuses, orbits, and openings. See diagrams and videos of the anterior, lateral, and sagittal views of the skull.
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Oct 30, 2023 · It is named in contrast to the neurocranium (braincase), or the bones of the skull that accommodate the human brain. The face skeleton includes 14 facial bones (6 paired and 2 unpaired) with specific anatomical landmarks and embryological development.
Oct 30, 2023 · The term 'the skull' includes all the bones of the head, face and jaws. Within this capacity, there are twenty eight individual bones. Of these twenty eight bones, eleven of them are paired, to form a bilaterally symmetrical three dimensional structure and six of them are single, unique bones.