Which bone separates dorsal air passage from the buccal cavity and pushes the internal nares to the extreme posterior end of the pharynx?

False palate

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Muscular palate

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Secondary bony palate

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Roof of buccal cavity

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Solution

The correct option is C Secondary bony palate
The secondary bony palate is an anatomical structure that divides the nasal cavity from the oral cavity in many vertebrates. It is formed by the growth of the two palatine shelves medially and their mutual fusion in the midline.

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