The axial skeleton in human beings include:

1. skull, vertebral column, hyoid bone and rib cage

2. arms, legs, and pelvic girdle

3. skull and pectoral girdle

4. sternum, rib cage, vertebral column, and pelvic girdle

The highest position in the human skull is occupied by:

The bone that provides attachment to the tongue but does not directly articulate with another bone is:

A perforated cribriform plate through which the fibers of olfactory nerve pass is seen in:

1. ethmoid bone

2. sphenoid bone

3. zygomatic bone

4. maxillary bone

The foramen magnum is the hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes and is located in the:

1. frontal bone

2. sphenoid bone

3. parietal bone

4. occipital bone

The ear ossicles include:

When compared with others the relatively more freely movable skull bone would be:
1. vomer
2. mandible
3. sphenoid
4. maxilla

The first cervical vertebra in humans is known as the

The second cervical vertebra in humans is known as the
1. atlas.
2. axis.
3. vertebra prominens.
4. synsacrum.

The opening in a vertebra that is formed by a neural arch and back portion of a vertebral body and through which the spinal cord passes is called as:
1. intervertebral foramen.
2. vertebral canal.
3. vertebral foramen.
4. formen magnum.