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The number of occipital condyles in man is/are

A

One

B

Two

C

Three

D

Four

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B
The head skeleton attaches to the vertebral column at the occipital bone. In mammals there are two occipital condyle. The bilateral orientation of the condyles places them ventrolateral or lateral to the foramen magnum.
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