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Total number of bones in the axial skeleton of man are

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206
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120
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80
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160
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The correct option is C 80
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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