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Facial Bones

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cervical vertebrae
noun, plural
seven spinal bones of the neck
coccyx
noun
small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column
ear ossicles
noun, plural
small bones in the middle ear which connect the eardrum to the inner ear
false ribs
plural noun
any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body which are not directly attached to the sternum
floating ribs
noun
two lowest pairs of ribs which are attached neither to the sternum nor to cartilages of other ribs
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incus
noun
middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals
inferior nasal concha
noun, plural
thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal fossa with or without covering of mucous membrane
lacrimal bone
noun
small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit
lumbar vertebrae
noun, plural
five vertebrae of the lower back
malleus
noun
outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear
mandible
noun
bone of the lower jaw
maxilla
noun
upper jaw or jawbone
nasal bone
noun
either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes that lie in front of frontal bones
palatine
adjective
of or pertaining to the palate
sacrum
noun
bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions
stapes
noun
innermost of the chain of three ossicles in the middle ear
sternum
noun
compound ventral bone or cartilage that lies in the median central part of the body
thorax
noun
between neck and abdomen containing the cavity enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae
true ribs
noun
ribs having costal cartilages connected with the sternum
vertebral column
eries of vertebrae connected by ligaments and separated by elastic intervertebral fibrocartilages
vomer
noun
bone of the skull, develops from lateral halves and forms posterior/inferior part of nasal septum
zygomatic bone
noun
bone of the side of the face below the eye that forms part of the zygomatic arch or cheekbone

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