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)
The best example for the support and protection function of the axial skeleton is your skull. Each of the eight bones in your skull, called cranial bones, are thick and hard and lack the ability to move on their own. Their primary purpose is to protect your brain and its nerves and blood vessels.