Practice mode Support and Movement

How many bones make up the axial skeleton of an adult human?

Correct answer B. 80

Explanation

The axial skeleton (skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum, hyoid and ear ossicles) has 80 bones. The appendicular skeleton has 126, giving 206 in total.

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