Figure 6-2 Adult Skull (Lateral View)
Use Figure 6-2 to identify the labeled part.
-The lower jawbone seen in the picture is the

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The lower jawbone seen in the picture is the mandible, which is labeled as number 12 in Figure 6-2. The maxilla (label 9) is the upper jawbone, while the palatine (label 8) is a bone that makes up part of the hard palate. The temporal (label 2) is a bone on the side of the skull, and the concha (label 5) refers to the bony projections inside the nasal cavity.