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)
Of all the bones in the axial skeleton, the neck bones underneath the skull probably have the greatest range of motion. The neck bones are actually part of the vertebral (or spinal) column. They're the top seven out of the 24 vertebrae that make up your backbone.