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Total number of bones in the axial skeleton of man are
Options:
A .  206
B .  120
C .  80
D .  160
Answer: Option C
:
C
Total number of bones in the axial skeleton of man are

  • 29 bones in the head - (8 cranial and 14 facial bones) and then also 7 associated bones (6 auditory ossicles and the Hyoid Bone)

  • 25 bones of the thorax - (the sternum and 24 ribs)

  • 26 bones in the vertebral column (24 vertebrae, the sacrum and the coccyx)


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