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Across 6. butterfly-shaped bone; forms a central wedge 7. where the parietal bones meet the occipital bone 8. the part of the skull that houses the brain 10. forms most of the skull's posterior wall 11. this suture joins the frontal and parietal bones 12. form the bridge of the nose 15. forms the ridge between cheek and temple 17. two bone plates that form part of the hard palate 19. supply the framework of the sense organs & teeth 21. only movable joint in the skull 22. pairs form the top sides of the cranium 23. upper jaw 24. where parietal and temporal bones meet

Down 1. plow-shaped bone forming part of nasal septum 2. cheek bones 3. outer ear canal 4. lower jaw bone 5. paired curved bones in the nasal cavity 9. opening in the skull for the spinal cord 13. forms the anterior part of the cranium 14. most deep of the skull bones 16. suture joining the parietal bones superiorly 18. the temples 20. associated with the tear duct