Explain about 29 bones of skull?
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Skull skeleton consists of 29 bones which can be classified into four groups
1.Cranium- It consists of 8 bones including frontal (1), Parietal (2), Temporal (2), Occipital (1), Ethmoid (1) and finally Sphenoid (1).
2. Facial - It consists 14 bones including Vomar (1), Mandible (1), Maxilla (2), Malar (2), Nasal (2), Lacrimal (2), Palatine (2) and Inferior Turbinals (2).
3. Ear Ossicles- It consists of three - three bones in both ears of humans that are Malleous(2), Incus (2) and Stapes (2).
4. Hyoid - It is U-shaped bond.
Extra Information
• Lower jaw is made up of mandible which is largest, strongest and movable bone of skull.
• Upper jaw is made up of maxilla and palatine bone.
• Cranium is made up of a 8 flat membranous bone which are connected by white fibrous connective tissue.
• Cranium immovable Fibrous joint which are known as suture.
Bones of the head: There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6 auditory (ear) bones. The 8 cranial bones are the frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones.