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THE HUMAN BODY 



to surround the brain and protect the ears ; six lie inside 

 the ears ; and the remaining fourteen support the face, 

 Tsp 



J<V.. lf>. A side view of the skull. 0, occipital bone ; T, temporal T*r, parie- 

 tal ; F, frontal ; S, sphenoid ; Z, malar ; MX, maxilla ; N, nasal ; E, ethmoid ; L. 

 lachrymal ; Md. inferior maxilla, 



surround the mouth and nose, and (with the aid of some 

 of the cranial bones) form the eye-sockets. 



How many in the cranium? What purposes do the cranial bones 

 fulfill? How many lie inside the ears? How many bones in the 

 What parts do the face bones support and protect? 



