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Cranium comprises ______ bones.

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12
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14
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8
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22
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Solution

The correct option is C 8
Cranium is that part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain and protective in function, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
It consists of 8 bones which includes 1 frontal bone, 2 parietal bones, 2 temporal bones, 1 occipital bone, 1 sphenoid bone, 1 ethmoid bone.

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