Question

what features are located medial to the cranium and the mandible? Identify the category. How many individual items are included in this in this category

Answer 1

The skull consists of the cranial bones and the facial bones.

The cranium covers and protects the brain, while many of the different sensory organs are located in the facial bones which provide attachment to the facial muscles. The facial bones are located inferior to the cranium.

There are 14 facial bones all are paired except for the mandible and the vomer.

Facial bones:

2 (Paired) Zygomatic Bones: Forms the face's cheekbones and articulates with the bones of the frontal, sphenoid, temporal, and maxilla bones.

2 (Paired) Lacrimal Bones: Smallest bone of the face, they form part of the orbit’s medial wall.

2 (Paired) Nasal Bones: two slender bones, located at the nose bridge.

2 (Paired) Inferior nasal conchae: Such bones, situated within the nasal cavity, increase the surface area of the nasal cavity, thereby increasing the amount of influenced air that can come into contact with the cavity walls.

2 (Paired) Palatine Bones: Located at the rear of the oral cavity, and part of the hard palate.

2 (Paired) Maxilla Bones: Consisting of part of the upper jaw and rough palate.

Vomer Bone: Forms the nasal septum 's posterior aspect.

Mandible (jaw bone): Articulates at the temporomandibular joint with the cranium base