The Skull :
The skull is divided into two parts :
1) The Cranium part
2) The facial part
The cranium part :
The bones of the cranium are :
- 1) Frontal bone –1
- 2) Parietal bone – 2
- 3) Temporal bone – 2
- 4) Occipital bone – 1
- 5) Sphenoid bone – 1
- 6) Ethmoid bone – 1
The facial Part :
The Skeleton of the face is formed by 13 bone.
- 1) Zygomatic bone – 2
- 2) Maxilla bone – 1 (Originated as – 2)
- 3) Nasal bone – 2
- 4) Lacrimal bone – 2
- 5) Vomer bone – 1
- 6) Palatine bone – 2
- 7) Inferior conchae or turbinated bone – 2
- 8) Mandible -1 (Originated as – 2 )