Facial Bones - Maxilla

Question 1

How many facial bones are there?

Answer 1

14

Question 2

Of the 14 facial bones, how many are paired, and how many are single bones?

Answer 2

12 paired
2 single

Question 3

-Paired bones that make up most of the face
-form the upper jaw, parts of the eye, nasal cavity and anterior 2/3 of the hard palate

Answer 3

Maxilla

Question 4

T/F
Each maxilla bond has a body and 4 processes

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What are the 4 processes of the maxilla bones?

Answer 5

Zygomatic process
Frontal process
Palatine process
Alveolar process

Question 6

-pyramidal in shape and holds the maxillary sinuses

Answer 6

Body of maxilla

Question 7

Body of maxilla
-part faces anterior and laterally, infraorbital foramen for vessels and infraorbital nerves
-anterior nasal spine (pointed process)

Answer 7

Anterior surface of body of maxilla

Question 8

Body of maxilla
-forms most of the floor of the orbit, infraorbital margin, articulates with lacrimal bone and orbital plates of ethmoid bone

Answer 8

Superior surface of body of maxilla

Question 9

Body of maxilla
-forms a large part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, has lacrimal groove for nasolacrimal duct

Answer 9

Medial (nasal) surface of maxilla

Question 10

Duct drains tears from eyes into nose

Answer 10

Nasolacrimal duct

Question 11

Roughened area of the lateral side that articulates with the zygomatic bone

Answer 11

Zygomatic process

Question 12

-process that projects up and back
-articulates with the nasal bone anteriorly, the lacrimal bone posteriorly and the nasal part (nasion) of the frontal bone superiorly

Answer 12

Frontal process of maxilla

Question 13

-part that projects horizontally on the medial surface to join with the other palatine process and forms the anterior two thirds of the hard palate, midline nasal crest (anterior - called nasal spine)

Answer 13

Palatine process

Question 14

T/F
The superior part of the palatine process is the nasal crest, turns into nasal spine at most anterior part

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Most inferior part of maxilla, forms articulation with upper teeth

Answer 15

Alveolar process