Question

What are sockets of the skull called where paired eyes are located?

Answer 1

Sockets of the skull:

1. Sockets are the hollow spheres in the skull where the eyes are located.
2. They are also called orbits.
3. The socket is made up of 7 bones.
4. These bones are - sphenoid, frontal, zygomatic, ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla, and palatine.
5. The eyeball, extraocular muscles, lacrimal gland, and the blood vessels and nerves are located in the orbit.