Question

Total number of bones of human face are
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16

Answer 1

Hint: Skull represents the bony structure of the head and is located on the vertebral column. The cranial bones of the skull form a structure that houses and protects the brain. The facial bones make the front aspect of the skull.

Complete answer:
Bones and joints are the components of the skeletal system that work with the muscular system to produce the body movements. An adult human skeleton is composed of 206 bones. Bones of the skeletal system are classified as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
The axial skeleton is composed of 80 bones while the appendicular skeleton consists of 126 bones. The appendicular skeleton includes the bones of the upper and lower limbs and that of the pectoral and pelvic girdles. The bones of the girdles connect the limbs to the bones of the axial skeleton.
The axial skeleton is composed of the bones that are present along the imaginary vertical axis of the human body. It includes the bones of the skull, hyoid bone, ear ossicles, vertebrae of the spine, breast bone (sternum), and ribs.
A total of 8 bones of cranium and 14 bones of the face together make the skull. The facial bones are nasal bones, maxillae, zygomatic bones, mandible, lacrimal bones, palatine bones, inferior nasal conchae, and the vomer. All the facial bones except the mandible and vomer are paired bones.

So, the correct answer is option C. 14.

Note: The bones of the skull are joined together by the joints called sutures. These are the immovable joints. The mandible is the bone of the lower jaw. It is the only movable bone of the skull.