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Paul Frimel

P3
Functions of Skeletal Bones/Muscles in the Head
BONES

Mandible Forms the lower jaw and is the largest and strongest bone
in our face. It is the movable part of the skull.
Frontal Bone Forms the frontal portion of the skull above the eyes
and includes the forehead, roof of the nasal cavity, and the roofs of the
orbits of the eyes.
Maxilla Consists of maxillary bones that form the upper jaw. All other
immovable facial bones are connected to them.
Temporal Bone One of the two bones that form parts of the sides
and base of the cranium. Foramina, or holes, exist throughout this
bone to allow nerves, arteries, and veins to pass through the skull.
Zygomatic Process Any of three processes that articulate with the
zygomatic bone, especially the process from the temporal bone that
articulates to form the zygomatic arch.
Parietal Bone Located on each side of the skull just behind the
frontal bone. There is a gap through the parietal bone that serves as a
passageway for blood vessels and nerves, called the parietal foramen.

Occipital Bone - A bone at the lower and posterior part of the skull,
consisting of basilar, condylar, and squamous parts and enclosing the
foramen magnum.

MUSCLES
Orbicularis Oculi The muscular body of the eyelid, encircling the
eye and compromising the palpebral, orbital, and lacrimal muscles.
The palpebral muscle functions to close the eyelid gently; the orbital
muscle functions to close it more energetically, such as winking.
Orbicularis Oris The muscle surrounding the mouth. It serves to
close and purse the lips.
Temporalis - One of the four muscles of mastication. It is a broad
radiating muscle that acts to close the jaws and retract the mandible.
Also known as the temporal bone.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Occipital+bone
http://www.innerbody.com/image_skel01/skel41_new_skull.html
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/head

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