Facial bones
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The facial bones comprise a set of 14 bones that make up the face. Collectively the facial bones are also known as the viscerocranium or splanchnocranium. The facial bones and neurocranium together form the skull 1,2.
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- paired bilateral
A suture is formed where two or more of the bones (except for the mandible) articulate with each other at a fibrous joint.
-<p>The <strong>facial bones</strong> comprise a set of 14 bones that make up the face. Collectively the facial bones are also known as the <strong>viscerocranium</strong> or <strong>splanchnocranium </strong><sup>1,2</sup>.</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>facial bones</strong> comprise a set of 14 bones that make up the face. Collectively the facial bones are also known as the <strong>viscerocranium</strong> or <strong>splanchnocranium</strong>. The facial bones and <a title="neurocranium" href="/articles/neurocranium">neurocranium</a> together form the <a title="Skull" href="/articles/skull">skull</a> <sup>1,2</sup>.</p><ul>
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