115Parietal boneParietal boneMaxillary boneSquamosal sutureSquamosal sutureTemporal boneMandibleOccipital boneOccipital boneZygomatic process
Mandibular fossa
Mastoid process
External auditory
meatus
Coronoid processBodyMandibleMandibleMental foramenMental foramenMaxillaMaxillaCondyloid processZygomatic boneZygomatic boneZygomatic boneLambdoidal suture
Nasal bone
Sphenoid boneLacrimal canalLacrimal boneLacrimal boneTemporal boneSphenoid boneSphenoid boneParietal boneFrontal boneFrontal boneFrontal boneCoronal sutureCoronal sutureEthmoid boneEthmoid boneNasal boneInferior nasal conchaVomerInferior nasal conchaMiddle nasal concha (ethmoid)
VomerPalatine boneTemporal bone
Nasal bonePerpendicular plate (ethmoid)QUESTION:What might be the purpose of the openings at the back of the eye sockets?Figure 6–5. Skull. Lateral view of right side. Figure 6–6. Skull. Anterior view.