Which one of the following gives its correct total number?
Facial bones – 14
Skull bones – 23
True ribs – 9 pairs
Tarsals – 16
The skull includes cranial bones (8), facial bones (14), auditory ossicles (6) and the hyoid (1).
True ribs are 7 pairs in number.
There are 7 tarsals in each lower limb.