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)
Axial means along or parallel to the axis of a body/member/object. Consider a straight pipe, here if you flow water, then the direction of flow of water is 'AXIAL'. In case of loading, say a electric pole, here the weight of electric cable and pol...