An orbit in the axial skeleton is a bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eye. It is formed by the maxilla, zygomatic bone, frontal bone, sphenoid bone, lacrimal bone, ethmoid bone, and palatine bone. The orbit also contains various structures such as muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and fat tissue to support and protect the eye.
The smallest facial bone is known as the lacrimal bone.
The smallest facial bone is known as the lacrimal bone.
The mandible or jaw bone is the largest facial bone and is your lower jaw.
No, the maxilla orbital bone is a specific part of the maxilla bone that forms the floor of the eye sockets. The maxilla bone is a larger facial bone that also contributes to the upper jaw and parts of the nose and palate.
The bone that protects the eye are the facial bone. It's function is for you to be able to see.
Yes, it is the jaw bone.
The maxilla is a facial bone, not a knee bone.
The most medial bone of the orbit is the ethmoid bone, specifically the ethmoidal labyrinth. This bone forms part of the medial wall of the orbit and helps separate the orbit from the nasal cavity.
parietal bone
The zygomatic bone
temporal bone