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Total number of bones in axial skeleton of man are
Total number of bones in axial skeleton of man are
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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.Hyoid is single bone.Vertebral column consists of 26 bones - 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx.Thoracic cage consists of 1 sternum and 24 ribs. So, the correct answer is '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.
Hyoid is single bone.
Vertebral column consists of 26 bones - 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx.
Thoracic cage consists of 1 sternum and 24 ribs.
So, the correct answer is '80'
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