facial bone

(anatomy) The bone comprising the nose and jaws, formed by the maxilla, zygoma, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, inferior nasal concha, vomer, mandible, and parts of the ethmoid and sphenoid.

The bones of the face, which include the frontal, nasal, maxillary, zygomatic, and mandibular bones.

Part of the skull forming the framework of the face. The functions of the facial bones are to secure the facial muscles, support the teeth, maintain a nasal airway, and form the margins of the eye orbits.

Any of the bones surrounding the mouth and nose and contributing to the eye sockets, including the upper jawbones, the zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, and palatine bones, the inferior nasal concha and the vomer, lower jawbone, and hyoid bone.