Discussion of Facial skeleton

The front and lower part of the carotid body is called the face. It consists of 14 bones in total. The facial bones are:

1. Nasal bone: It is an oblong bone. It forms the bridge of the nose.
2. Nasal Concha: A pair of thin and curved bones located on either side of the nasal cavity is the nasal concha.
3. Vomer: It is a quadrangular plate like bone. It forms the nasa separator.
4. Palatine bone: It forms the roof of the nose and the wall of the nasal cavity.
5. Lacrimal bone: It consists of a lacrimal canal, lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct.
6. Zygomatic bone: It is a quadrangular bone. It consists of an elevated part called the zygomatic arch.
7. Maxilla: The upper jaw consists of two equal maxillae. Right and left maxilla. It has four amplifiers. These are – zygomatic, palatine, frontal and alveolar.
8. Mandible: The mandible is the lower jaw. It looks U shaped. It consists of a trunk and 2 branches. It has two amplifiers. Coronoid and condyloid.