=The Skull.=—The skull is the bony framework of the head. The cranium is the name applied when we do not consider the mandible (the lower jaw). The skull is oval in shape, wider behind than in front, and is supported on the summit of the vertebral column. The skull is composed of twenty-two bones and is divided as the following diagram will show: [Illustration: FIG. 14—The Skull.] { Occipital { Two parietal { Frontal { Cranium { Two temporal { { Sphenoid { { Ethmoid Skull { { { Two inferior turbinate { { Two nasal { { Two superior maxillary { Face { Two lachrymal { Two malar { Two palate { Inferior maxillary { Vomer =The Bones of the Cranium.=—_Occipital Bone._—The occipital bone is situated at the back part and base of the cranium. _Frontal Bone._—The frontal bone is situated at the anterior part of the cranium, and forms the forehead. _Parietal Bones._—The parietal bones, two in number, form, by their union, the sides and roof of the cranium. They are between the frontal and the occipital bones. _Temporal Bones._—The temporal bones, two in number, are situated at the sides and base of the skull. _Sphenoid Bone._—The sphenoid bone is situated at the anterior part of the base of the skull articulating with all the other cranial bones. _Ethmoid Bone._—The ethmoid is an exceedingly light, spongy bone, which is situated at the anterior part of the base of the cranium. =The Bones of the Face.=—_Nasal Bone._—The nasal bones, two in number, are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face, forming, by their junction, “the bridge” of the nose. _Superior Maxillary Bones._—The superior maxillae, two in number, are the largest bones of the face, excepting the lower jaw, and form by their junction, the upper jaw. _Inferior Maxillary Bone._—The inferior maxillary bone is also called the mandible. This bone is the largest and strongest bone of the face. In a great many cases after death this bone drops down, and it becomes one of the first duties of the embalmer, to place this bone in the proper position, so that it will set with the gradual death stiffening. If the lower jaw has already set, in proper position, it is best not to break up the rigor, because, once broken up, it will be hard to set it in proper condition again without the use of stitches. The upper and lower jaws are the fundamental bones for mastication. _Lachrymal Bones._—The lachrymal bones, two in number, are the smallest and most fragile bones of the face. They are situated at the front part of the inner wall of the orbit of the eye.