The skull is comprised of 8 cranial and 14 facial bones. The bones between bones of the skull are immovable and are called sutures exept for the mandiable. The skull or cranium forms a protective cover for the brain and the sense organs, and provides a basis for the face.

 

22 bones of the skull

8 CRANIAL BONES- 1 Thmoid bone 1 Frontal bone 1 Occipital bone 2 Parietal bones 1 Sphenoid bone 2 Temporal bone

14 FACIAL BONES- 2 Inferior nasal conchae 2 Lacrimal 1 Mandible 2 Maxillae 2 Nasal 2 Palatine 1 Vomer 2 Zygomatic