The bones of the skull, ear, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage together compose the axial skeleton. The bones and their functions are described below. Skull bones: Skull bones are made up of the cranial bones and the facial bones. The bones present at the top and back of the skull are known as the cranial bones. There are eight cranial bones– occipital bone, right and left parietal bone, right and left temporal bone, frontal bone, sphenoid