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n. - One of the eight bones of the cranium.

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  • Again, a line drawn through the axis of the face, between the bones called ethmoid and vomer -- the "basifacial axis" ( 'f
  • The ethmoid sinuses which are right along the side of your nose and the maxillary sinuses in your cheek.
  • The ethmoid bone is situated between the bones of the cranium and those of the face, just at the root of the nose.
  • The premaxillaries, vomer, and nasals do not belong to the cranial scheme; they are covering bones connected with the ethmoid.
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