Expansion
Two Zygomatic Nasal Every Maxilla Loves Vomer, In Public
Mnemonic
“Virgil Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh”:
- V - Vomer, single
- C - inferior nasal Conchae, paired
- N - Nasal, paired
- M - Maxilla, paired
- M - Mandible, single
- P - Palatine, paired
- Z - Zygomatic, paired
- L - Lacrimal, paired
Six pairs plus two single bones gives fourteen.
The mandible is the only mobile bone of the skull, and with the vomer it is one of only two unpaired facial bones.
Expansion
- 2 Zygomatic
- 2 Nasal
- 2 Maxilla
- 2 Lacrimal
- 2 Palatine
- 2 Inferior nasal conchae
- 1 Vomer
- 1 Mandible