<prompt> Middle turbinate is a -Separate bonePart of ethmoidPart of sphenoidPart of zygomatic  <response>: Ans. is b i.e,. Part of ethmoid o There are three turbinates in the lateral wall of the nose: superior, middle and inferior,o The inferior turbinate is a separate bone, while rest of the turbinates are a part of the ethmoidal bone.o Below and lateral to each turbinate is the corresponding meatus,o Inferior turbinate is longest one. 