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facial skeleton

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Also known as facial bone, cranium faciale, skeleton faciale, facial bones, skeleton faciei

consists of a part of the skull that is derived from the pharyngeal arches

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Face , skeleton
Latin
ossa faciei, ossa facialia
Mesh
D005147

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Facial skeleton
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The facial skeleton comprises the facial bones that may attach to build a portion of the skull. The remainder of the skull is the neurocranium.

In human anatomy and development, the facial skeleton is sometimes called the membranous viscerocranium, which comprises the mandible and dermatocranial elements that are not part of the braincase.

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