MCQ
Human skeletal system consists of
  • A
    $200 \;bones$
  • B
    $300\; bones$
  • $206 \;bones$
  • D
    $250\;bones$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$206 \;bones$
c
Originally human skeleton consists of $270$ bones, which gets fused to become $206$ bones and out of which $6$ bones are ear ossicles. The remaining $200$ bones are distributed into axial and appendicular skeleton

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