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The anterior skull consists of the facial bones and provides the bony support for the eyes and structures of the face. This view of the skull is dominat...
The skull consists of the brain case and the facial bones. The brain case surrounds and protects the brain, which occupies the cranial cavity inside the skull. It consists of the rounded calvaria and a complex base.
The adult human skull consists of two regions of different embryological origins: the neurocranium and the viscerocranium. The neurocranium is a protective shell surrounding the brain and brain stem. The viscerocranium (or facial skeleton) is formed by the bones supporting the face.
Figure 7 Parts of the Skull The skull consists of the rounded brain case that houses the brain and the facial bones that form the upper and lower jaws, nose, orbits, and other facial structures.
Module 7.2: Skull components Sutures: Joints (articulations) between the skull bones of adults Four major sutures: 1. Coronal (attaches frontal to parietal bones) 2. Squamous (attaches temporal and parietal bones) © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
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10/10/23, 10:19 PM A&P - 7.2 The Skull https://sites.google.com/ntu.edu.sg/eyap-aandp/7-the-axial-skeleton/7-2-the-skull?authuser=0 4/41 Inside the nasal area of the skull, the nasal cavity is divided into halves by the nasal septum.
Figure 2. Anterior View of Skull. An anterior view of the skull shows the bones that form the forehead, orbits (eye sockets), nasal cavity, nasal septum, and upper and lower jaws. Inside the nasal area of the skull, the nasal cavity is divided into halves by the nasal septum.
Textbook Notes skull: cranium: skull facial bones: fourteen bones that support the facial structures and form the upper and lower jaws and the hard palate brain
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