The adult human skull is commonly described as having how many cranial bones and how many facial bones?
a.12 cranial and 10 facial
b.8 cranial and 14 facial
c.6 cranial and 12 facial
d.10 cranial and 16 facial
Explanation
The adult skull is typically described as 8 cranial bones (frontal, two parietal, two temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid) and 14 facial bones, including the maxillae, mandible, zygomatics, and nasal bones.
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