Facial Bones

Question 1

holds the upper teeth

Answer 1

alveolar process

Question 2

what types of bones make up the inferior nasal conchae?

Answer 2

thin curves bones projecting medically from lateral walls of nasal cavity

Question 3

what is the maxilla composed of?

Answer 3

two bones fused together

Question 4

upper portion of the nose

Answer 4

nasal

Question 5

only bone that doesn’t touch the maxilla

Answer 5

mandible

Question 6

forms the bony nasal septum

Answer 6

vomer

Question 7

forms part of the roof of the mouth

Answer 7

palatine process

Question 8

forms posterior part of the hard plate

Answer 8

palatine

Question 9

forms the cheekbone and lateral walls of the eye sockets

Answer 9

zygomatic bone

Question 10

helps form medial wall of each orbit

Answer 10

lacrimal bone

Question 11

how does a cleft palate occur?

Answer 11

the palatine bone isn’t joined properly

Question 12

what is the nasal bone made of?

Answer 12

2 small rectangular bones

Question 13

where is the sinus on the palatine process?

Answer 13

on top of it

Question 14

location of mandible

Answer 14

inferior to the maxilla and temporal bone
lower jaw

Question 15

sinus associated with its drains not nasal passages

Answer 15

maxilla

Question 16

what is the shape of the vomer?

Answer 16

plow

Question 17

helps form lateral walls of nasal favorite

Answer 17

inferior nasal conchae

Question 18

passage for tears

Answer 18

lacrimal bone

Question 19

what connects the mandible to the temporal bone?

Answer 19

the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

Question 20

forms the only free movable joints in the skull

Answer 20

mandible

Question 21

what does the horizontal part of the mandible make?

Answer 21

chin

Question 22

holds lower teeth

Answer 22

alveolar margins

Question 23

largest and strongest bone in the face

Answer 23

mandible

Question 24

protects the nasal cavity

Answer 24

nasal bone