Statistics for Bones of the Human Skull

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Forms the forehead and upper part of the eye sockets	Frontal	93%
Forms the lower jaw and houses the lower teeth	Mandible	91%
Form the upper jaw and support the upper teeth ( pair )	Maxilla	89%
Forms the back of the skull and protects the brainstem	Occipital	88%
House the ears and contain important structures for hearing ( pair )	Temporal	85%
Form the bridge of the nose ( pair )	Nasal	84%
Form the cheekbones and part of the eye sockets ( pair )	Zygomatic	83%
Form the sides and roof of the skull ( pair )	Parietal	80%
Resembles a bat-shaped butterfly; central to the cranial floor	Sphenoid	70%
Is part of the eye socket's inner wall ( pair )	Lacrimal	58%
Supports the nasal cavity and contributes to the eye sockets	Ethmoid	56%
Forms part of the nasal septum	Vomer	54%
Contribute to the hard palate and nasal cavity ( pair )	Palatine	44%
Help filter and humidify inhaled air ( pair )	Inferior Nasal Conchae	20%