Body Region: Head & Skull

  • April 28, 2026
    The lacrimal bone is the smallest facial bone, forming part of the medial orbital wall and containing the lacrimal groove…
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    The paired palatine bones form the posterior hard palate, part of the floor and lateral walls of the nasal cavity,…
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    The inferior nasal conchae are scroll-shaped bones projecting from the lateral nasal walls that increase the surface area of the…
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    The vomer is a thin, flat bone forming the posterior and inferior part of the nasal septum, articulating above with…
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    The frontal bone forms the forehead, the roof of the eye sockets, and part of the anterior cranial floor. It…
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    Paired bones forming the upper sides and roof of the cranial vault, the parietal bones articulate with each other at…
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    The occipital bone forms the posterior and inferior cranium, featuring the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord passes, and…
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    The paired temporal bones form the lateral skull walls and contain the middle and inner ear structures, the mastoid air…
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    The sphenoid is a butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull that articulates with every other cranial bone, houses…
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    The salpingopharyngeus is a small muscle arising from the pharyngeal end of the Eustachian tube (salpinx is Greek for tube)…

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