Question

bones of the skull

1. - anterior portion (forehead)
2. - on each side of the top of skull
3. - side, above ear
4. - forms the back of the skull
5. - within the cranium, partly visible in eye socket (butterfly)
6. - nasal cavity, visible in eye socket
7. - forms upper jaws
8. - lower jaws
9. - cheek bones
10. - divides nasal cavity
11. - forms roof of the mouth
12. - roof the nasal cavity

bones of the skull

Explanation:

1. The frontal bone is located at the anterior portion (forehead).
2. The parietal bones are on each side of the top of the skull.
3. The temporal bone is on the side, above the ear.
4. The occipital bone forms the back of the skull.
5. The sphenoid bone is within the cranium, partly visible in the eye socket (butterfly - shaped).
6. The ethmoid bone is in the nasal cavity, visible in the eye socket.
7. The maxilla forms the upper jaws.
8. The mandible is the lower jaws.
9. The zygomatic bone is the cheek bones.
10. The vomer divides the nasal cavity.
11. The palatine bone forms the roof of the mouth.
12. The ethmoid bone (cribriform plate) roofs the nasal cavity.

Answer:

1. Frontal bone
2. Parietal bone
3. Temporal bone
4. Occipital bone
5. Sphenoid bone
6. Ethmoid bone
7. Maxilla
8. Mandible
9. Zygomatic bone
10. Vomer
11. Palatine bone
12. Ethmoid bone (cribriform plate)