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Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 7
The Skull
The skull is
22 bones
:
8 cranial
bones that enclose the brain, and
14 facial
bones that shape the face. Tap a bone to find it on this side view.
Frontal bone
The skull
cranial + facial bones
Cranial bones (enclose the brain)
Facial bones (shape the face)
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
The Skull — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
