Each of the Following Bones is a Component of the Orbital

Question

Each of the following bones is a component of the orbital complex except the ________ bone.
A) lacrimal
B) nasal
C) sphenoid
D) ethmoid
E) frontal

Accepted Answer

The nasal bone is not a component of the orbital complex. The orbital complex consists of seven bones: the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, lacrimal, zygomatic, maxilla, and palatine bones, but not the nasal bone, which forms the bridge of the nose.