Question

Cheek bones comes under

• A. Lacrimal bones
• B. Zygomatic bones
• C. Parietal bones
• D. Ethmoid bones

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Zygomatic bones

• In the human skull, the facial skeleton consists of fourteen bones in the face. They are Inferior nasal concha (2), Lacrimal bones (2), Mandible, Maxilla (2), Nasal bones (2), Palatine bones (2), Vomer and Zygomatic bones (2).
• The zygomatic bones are also called as cheekbones. It forms the prominence of the cheek and the part of the lateral and floor of the orbital cavity. Medially, it articulates with the maxilla. Hence cheekbones come under zygomatic bones.
• So, the correct answer is 'Zygomatic bone'.