Chapter 7, Problem 18P

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The location and name of each facial bone.

Introduction:

The skull of a human consists of total 26 bones that include 8 cranium interlocked bones and 14 facial bones. Out of 14 facial bones, the 13 bones are immovable, and 1 lower jaw bone is movable. The facial bones provide shape to the face and also attachment to the muscles that help in the movement of jaw and controls facial expressions.

Pictorial representation:

Fig.1:Location and name of the facial bones.