Across
- 5. bones that form the sides and top of the cranium
- 6. also known as malaria bones or cheekbones; bones that form the prominence of the cheeks
- 7. forming the physical foundation of the body, it composed of 206 bones that varying size and shape and are connected by movable and immovable joints
- 10. small, thin bones located at the front inner wall of the orbits (eye sockets)
- 12. the hindmost bone of the skull, below the parietal bones; forms the back of the skull above the nape
- 13. bones bones that form the bridge of the nose
- 14. skeleton of the head; divided into two parts; cranium and facial skeleton
- 15. light, spongy bone between the eye sockets; forms part of the nasal cavities
Down
- 1. an oval, bony case the protects the brain
- 2. the bone that forms the forehead
- 3. the framework of the face; composed of 14 bones
- 4. bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together
- 8. the form the sides of the head in the ear region
- 9. singular; maxilla; bones of the upper jaw
- 11. a connection between two or more bones of the skeleton
- 16. lower jawbone; largest and strongest bone of the face