Question

Number of bones in human axial skeleton is

• A. 80
• B. 100
• C. 106
• D. 126

Answer 1

The correct option is A 80

• • The axial skeleton comprises of The skull, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs.
  • Axial skeleton comprises 80 bones distributed along the main axis of the body.

• 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).Hence Axial skeleton comprises 80 bones distributed along the main axis of the body.
• So, the correct answer is '80'.