Statistics for Anatomy and Physiology Skeletal face

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
forms the forehead	frontal	87%
Two bones forming the sides and top of the cranium	parietal	84%
two bones forming the sides of the head in the ear region	temporal	84%
largest and strongest bone of the face that forms the lower jaw	mandible	77%
located below the parietal bones forming the back of the skull above the nape	occipital	77%
An oval , bony case consisting of eight bones that protect the brain	cranium	65%
Two bones that form the bridge of the nose	Nasal	65%
seperates nasal cavity from brain and located in the eye region	ethmoid	61%
forms base and sides of the skull	sphenoid	61%
Also known as "cheekbones" or "malar" bones, they form the prominant bones of the outer eye socket and cheeks	Zygomatic	61%
The head's skeleton that's divided into two parts	Skull	55%
U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports it and its muscles; the only bone of the throat	Hyoid	48%
two small, thin bones located in the front inside wall of the eye sockets	Lacrimal	42%
Seven bones located below the skull ; provide support, structure and flexibility to the neck	cervical vertebrae	35%
Two bones that form the upper jaw	Maxillae	19%
The framework of the face; composed of 14 bones	facial skeleton	13%