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ANasal, vomer, palatine and lacrimal
BFrontal, nasal, temporal and vomer
CFrontal, maxillary, sphenoid and ethmoid
DMaxillary, palatine, nasal and ethmoid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Frontal, maxillary, sphenoid and ethmoid
1. Each paranasal sinus takes its name from the bone that carries it.
2. The four named sinuses are frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal and ethmoidal.
3. So the frontal, maxillary, sphenoid and ethmoid set is correct.
4. Vomer, palatine, lacrimal, nasal and temporal bones are not listed as carrying paranasal sinuses, which rules out the other three options.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 "The Respiratory System", section 22.1 Organs and Structures of the Respiratory System_
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