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What is a orbit in the axial skeleton?
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.
What is the smallest facial bone in a human?
The smallest facial bone is known as the lacrimal bone.
What is the smallest facial bone in a human body?
The smallest facial bone is known as the lacrimal bone.
What is the largest facial bone?
The mandible or jaw bone is the largest facial bone and is your lower jaw.
Is the maxilla orbital bone the same thing as the maxilla in the face bone?
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.
What are the bones that protect the brain and eyes?
The bone that protects the eye are the facial bone. It's function is for you to be able to see.
Is the mandible a facial bone?
Yes, it is the jaw bone.
Where is the maxilla bone in the knee?
The maxilla is a facial bone, not a knee bone.
What is the most medial bone of the orbit?
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.
What bone is neither a cranial nor a facial bone?
parietal bone
What bones make up the facial bone?
The zygomatic bone
Which bone is not located in the orbit?
temporal bone
