AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    In human beings, the cranium is formed by

    A)  eight bones of which two are paired

    B)  fourteen bones of which six are paired

    C)  ten bones of which two are paired

    D)  twelve bones of which four are paired

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     The cranium is the part of the skull that holds and protects the brain in a large cavity called the cranial vault. Eight plate-like bones form the human cranium by fitting together at joints called sutures. Eight cranial bones are : 1 \[\times \] Ethmoid bone  1 \[\times \] Frontal bone                 1 \[\times \] Occipital bone 2 \[\times \] Parietal bones                 1 \[\times \] Sphenoid bone 2 \[\times \] Temporal bones


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