10 ‘BOTANIC PHYSICIAN. 
_ Each upper jaw bone is connected with its fellow, with the fore> _ 
head bone, one nose bone, one tear bone, the sieve, the wedge, one — 
cheek bone, one palate bone, and one lower spongy bone, by harmo- 
ny, and with the plough-share, and the teeth by their being nailed 
as it were, to it. The use of these bones is to form part of the face, 
palate, nose, nostrils, and orbits, and also to afford a convenient situ-. 
ation for the organ of chewing. = 
: THE CHEEK BONES. 
These bones situated at the sides of the face. In shape they 
are almost squartt The processes are, the upper orbitary process 
which forms part of the orbit and the sharp edge of the temple bone ; 
the lower orbitary process opposite the former, and in part constitu- 
ting the bottom of the orbit. the edge of the cheek ; the internal 
orbitary process, which also for of the orbit; the jaw process 
by which it is joined to the upp the yoke process, by which it 
is joined to the temporal bone, to the arch. 
_ This bone is united to the forehead, upper-jaw, sieve and temple 
bones. Its use is to assist in forming the face and orbits. 
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_ NOSE BONEs. 
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_ These are situated in the upper and middle part of the nose. In 
shape, they are a long square; in substance, compact. Their use 
is to form the external part of the nose. Each bone is connected 
_with its fellow, and the upper jaw, by agreement, with the forehead 
and sieve bone, by the transverse suture. 
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TEAR BONES. 
These bones are situated in the internal angle of the orbit of the 
_ eye. They are like the nail of the finger in shape. There is a 
_ cavity which contains the tear-bag. Each bone js connected with 
the upper jaw, forehead, sieve, and lower spongy bones, by agreement. 
LOWER SPONGY BONES, 
_ Are situated in the side and: lower © nostri + 
Seed. In part of the nostrils, Figure, 
oo Each bone is united to the upper jaw, palate, 
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part of the nose, from which 
they are irregular.— 
» and orbital portions. 
