External maxillary artery; Supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth and nose
Bones of the Axial Skeleton. The Axial Skeleton is the central core of the human body housing and protecting itâs vital organs. The axial skeleton consists of 80 bones: 29 bones in the head - (8 cranial and 14 facial bones) and then also 7 accociated bones (6 auditory ossicles and the Hyoid Bone) 25 bones of the thorax - (the sternum and 24 ribs)
The Axial Skeleton. â¢The basic features of the human skeleton have. been shaped by evolution, but the detailed. characteristics of each bone reflect the stresses. put on it As a result the skeleton changes duringput on it. As a result, the skeleton changes during. its lifetime. The skeletal system is divided into: