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THE SKULL - Coggle Diagram
THE SKULL
BONES
maxilla
upper jaw
16 teeth
palatine process
back part of the hard palate
mandible
lower jaw
16 teeth
only mobile bone
FUNCTIONS
IT protects the brain and the organ of senses
it provides the suspension of the jaws
ATLAS
nodding movement
1st vertebra
AXIS
2nd vertebra
rotation movement
brain case, or cranium
8 bones
facial skeleton
14 bones
bony structure
the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) is the link between the mandible and the temporal bones