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| | II. Osteology. 5. The Skull. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. |
 | | It is divisible into two parts: (1) the cranium, which lodges and protects the brain, consists of eight bones, and (2) the skeleton of the face, of fourteen, as follows: |
 | | In the Basle nomenclature, certain bones developed in association with the nasal capsule, viz., the inferior nasal conchæ, the lacrimals, the nasals, and the vomer, are grouped as cranial and not as facial bones. |
 | | The hyoid bone, situated at the root of the tongue and attached to the base of the skull by ligaments, is described in this section. |
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