How many bones are found in the cranium and the face?

Cranium has eight bones.

Face has fourteen bones.

Explanation:

Facial skeleton comprises of fourteen bones namely -

a) Nasal conchae - two in numbers

b) Lacrimal bones - two in numbers

c) Vomer - one single bone

d) Maxilla - two in numbers

e) Nasal bones - two in numbers

f) Mandible - one single bone

g) zygomatic bones - two in numbers

h) Palatine bones - two in numbers

The cranium has eight bones in its structure namely -

a) Temporal bones - two in numbers

b) Sphenoid

c) Occipital

d) Ethmoid

e) frontal bone

f) Parietal bones - two in numbers

The cranium has eight bones and the face has fourteen bones.

Explanation:

The head consists of the skull, face, scalp, teeth, brain, cranial nerves, meninges, special sense organs, and other structures such as blood vessels, lymphatics, and fat. It is also the place where food is eaten and air is inhaled and exhaled.

The bones of the head are divided into two parts: the cranium and the face skeleton (viscerocranium). The cranium provides the envelope for the brain and encephalic meninges, proximal parts of the cranial nerves and blood vessels. The Face Skeleton consists of bones that surround the mouth and nose and contribute to the orbits.

In total, the cranium has 8 bones. they are: Frontal (01), Occipital (01), Sphenoid (01), Ethmoid (01), Temporal (02), Parietal (02).

While the face has 14 bones. They are: Jaw (01), Vomer (01), Zygomatic (02), Maxilla (02), Palatine (02), Nasal (02), Lacrimal (02), Lower Nasal Shell (02).