The bony framework of the head that protects the brain and forms the structure of the face.
Structure
The skull comprises 22 bones, 8 forming the cranium and 14 forming the face. Most are joined by immovable fibrous joints called sutures. Only the mandible has a movable joint with the rest of the skull.
Cranial bones
The frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones surround the brain. The base of the skull contains openings called foramina that allow nerves and blood vessels to pass.
Facial bones
The maxilla, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, inferior nasal concha, vomer, and mandible shape the face, anchor the teeth, and frame the eye sockets and nasal cavity.
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