Facial Bones/Mandible/Sinuses

What are the two smallest bones in the skull called?

• Nasal bones

• Lacrimal bones

• Zygomatic bones

• Palatine bones

Which of the following is NOT a pair of facial bones?

• R and L nasal

• R and L lacrimal

• Vomer

• R and L zygomatic

What passes through the lacrimal foramen in each lacrimal bone?

• Blood vessels

• Nerves

• Tear duct

• Air

How many facial bones are there in total?

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 18

What is the only movable bone of the face?

• Vomer

• R and L palatine

• Mandible

• R and L maxillary

Where are the lacrimal bones located?

• In the lower jaw

• In the medial wall of orbits between labyrinth of ethmoid and maxilla

• In the posterior part of the skull

• In the upper part of the nasal cavity

With which of the following do the maxillary bones not articulate?

• Frontal cranial bones

• Ethmoid cranial bones

• Mandible

• Zygomatic bones

The maxillary bones also form part of the floor of which structure?

• The cranium

• The orbit

• The mouth

• The cheek

What is the name of the large, pyramidal cavity contained in the body of the maxillary bones?

• Maxillary sinus

• Mandibular sinus

• Frontal sinus

• Sphenoidal sinus

What does the temporal process extend posteriorly to join?

• mandibular process of temporal bone

• zygomatic process of frontal bone

• zygomatic process of temporal bone

• maxillary process of zygoma