Facial bone: bones that constitute the facial part of the skull, including the hyoid, palatine, zygomatic, mandible, and maxilla; may also include lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha and vomer.
Source: CRISP
Facial bone: The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113).
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
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Source - CRISP
Source: CRISP
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