The adult skull is usually made up of 22 bones. Many of them are small
bones that make up larger ones. The most significant to you are:
Name Purpose
frontal Makes up your forehead and also the roof of your eye
sockets. It joins with the parietal and temporal bones
parietal Forms the roof and sides of the cranium
occipital situated at the back of the cranium
temporal situated on both sides of the cranium
sphenoid located at the front of the temples and contains a sinus
cavity and houses the pituitary gland
ethmoid forms the roof of the nasal passage
nasal forms the bridge of the nose
lacrimal the most fragile bone of the face and is part of the eye
socket
maxilla forms the upper jaw and is the largest facial bone
mandible forms the lower jaw and is the strongest of the skull
zygomatic form the angle of the cheek