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Bones of the Face. 



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26. Right Superior Maxillary Bone, Maxilla superior, 



from the outside, with the articulations of the bones and the insertion 



of the muscles. 



The inner and posterior border of the orbital surface of the 

 body of the superior maxilla articulates with the lachrymal bone, the 

 ethmoid bone (Lamina papijracea), and the palate bone. 



The nasal process articulates with the nasal portion of the frontal 

 bone, its anterior border touches at its upper half the nasal bone, the 

 lower concave half forms with the same border of the opposite superior 

 maxilla the Apertnra pijrtform/'s narium ; the posterior border articulates 

 with the lachrymal bone. On the inner surface the crests serve for articu- 

 lation with the middle and inferior turbinated bones. 



The malar process articulates with the malar bone. 



