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How many individual bones make up the adult skull?

A42
B22
C12
D32
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 22
1. Twenty one are locked together. 2. One more can still move. 3. So the skull has 22 bones. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 7, Axial Skeleton._
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