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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 



PIG. 16. A side view of the skull. <9, occipital bone ; T, temporal TV, parie- 

 tal ; F, frontal ; S. sphenoid ; Z, malar ; MX, maxilla ; 2V, nasal ; E t 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 

 face? What parts do the face bones support and protect? 





