{"id":4467,"date":"2021-02-11T00:10:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T23:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull\/viscerocranium-facial-skeleton\/"},"modified":"2021-10-20T21:58:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:58:23","slug":"viscerocranium-facial-skeleton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/skull\/viscerocranium-facial-skeleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Viscerocranium (facial skeleton)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The viscerocranium is the part of the skull that constitutes the bones of the face.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Description<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>viscerocranium <\/strong>forms the anterior part of the skull known as the facial skeleton (compared with the neurocranium, which forms the posterior and superior parts of the skull covering the brain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bones that constitute the facial skeleton surround the orbits (orbital cavities), nose (nasal cavity), and mouth (upper and lower jaws), creating the characteristic shape of the face.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Bones<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The viscerocranium is formed by the following group of bones:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><thead><tr><th>Paired bones<\/th><th>Unpaired (singular) bones<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/skull\/viscerocranium-facial-skeleton\/zygomatic-bone\/\">Zygomatic<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/skull\/viscerocranium-facial-skeleton\/mandible\/\">Mandible<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nasal<\/td><td>Vomer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/skull\/viscerocranium-facial-skeleton\/maxilla\/\">Maxilla<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Palatine<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lacrimal<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inferior nasal conchae<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 1. <\/strong>Bones of the viscerocranium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">References<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Moore KL, F A, A M R Agur. <em>Clinically Oriented Anatomy<\/em>. 8th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018:822<\/li><li>Drake RL, Vogl W, Mitchell AWM. <em>Gray\u2019s Anatomy for Students.<\/em> 4th ed. Elsevier; 2019:844<\/li><li>Standring Susan. <em>Gray\u2019s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice<\/em>. 42nd ed. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2020.<\/li><li>Soriano RM, Das JM. Anatomy, Head and Neck, Maxilla. Nih.gov. 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