CHAP. IV.] 



THE SKELETON. 



37 



The inferior turbinated bones are situated on the outer wall 

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



FIG. 35. MALAR BONE. Outer surface. FIG. 36. PALATE BONE. Inner surface. 



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 

 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 nose, and the greater part 

 of the roof of the mouth. That part of the bone which con- 

 Outer Surface. 



FIG. 37. INFERIOR TURBINATED 

 BONE. Convex surface 



focww 



FIG. 38. SUPERIOR MAXILLARY BONK. Outer surface. 



