Total number of bones in axial skeleton of man are
A
206
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B
120
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C
406
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D
80
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Solution
The correct option is C 80 The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.
It consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.
Skull has 28 bones - 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones and 6 ossicles of middle ear.