Video Transcript
What are the components of the
anterior part of the human skull? (A) Parietal bone, occipital bone,
and temporal bone. (B) Frontal and occipital bones
only. (C) Parietal bones only. Or (D) facial bones, eye sockets,
and teeth.
In the human skeleton, the skull is
the bone structure that forms the head. Let’s use this side view of the
skull to review its different components.
The skull is the bone structure
that forms a support for the face and a cavity protecting the brain. The most posterior part of the
skull, meaning the back part, is made of the occipital bone. The back and sides of the skull are
formed by the parietal and temporal bones. The anterior part of the skull is
made of different components, which include the frontal bone, forming the top of the
face. Several smaller facial bones form
the structure of the face. These include the nasal bone; the
maxilla, which forms the upper jaw; and the mandible, which forms the lower jaw. The maxilla and mandible hold the
teeth. The eye sockets are made up of
seven bones, including the zygomatic, also called the cheekbone.
This review of the human skull
components leads us to answer (D). The facial bones, eye sockets, and
teeth are the components of the anterior part of the human skull.
