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ANATOMY FOR NUKSES. 



[CHAP. IV. 



The inferior turbinated bones are situated on the outer wall 

 of each side of the nostril. Each consists of a layer of thin, 



FIG. 34. MALAR BONE. 



FIG. 35. PALATE BONE. 



spongy bone, curled upon itself like a scroll ; hence its name, 



"turbinated." 



The superior maxillary is one of the most important bones 



of the face, in a surgical point of 

 view, on account of the number of 

 diseases to which some of its parts 

 are liable. With its fellow of the 



FIG. 36. INFERIOR TURBINATED opposite side, it forms the whole of 



the upper jaw. Each bone assists 



in forming part of the floor of the orbit, the floor and outer 

 wall of the nasal fossae, 

 and the greater part of the 

 roof of the mouth. That 

 part of the bone which con- 

 tains the teeth is called the 

 alveolar process, and is exca- 

 vated into cavities, varying 

 in depth and size according 

 to the size of the teeth they 

 contain. There are eight 

 cavities in each bone : those 

 for the canine teeth are 

 the deepest ; those for the 

 molars are widest and sub- 

 divided into minor cavities; 



those for the incisors are FIG. 37. SUPERIOR MAXILLARY BONE. 



1, orbital surface ; 2. facial surface; 3, alveo- 



single, but deep and narrow. i ar process. 



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