Situated between the two hip bones of the pelvis, sacrum is a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fusion of:
1. | 3 vertebrae | 2. | 5 vertebrae |
3. | 7 vertebrae | 4. | 12 vertebrae |
The cartilaginous section at the lower end of the sternum, which is not attached to any ribs, and gradually ossifies during adult life is:
1. manubrium.
2. body.
3. xiphoid process.
4. clavicular surface.
The number of pairs of vertebrochondral ribs in humans are:
1. | 3 | 2. | 2 |
3. | 7 | 4. | 10 |
The cartilages that attach the ribs to the sternum are called as:
1. elastic cartilages
2. costal cartilages
3. calcified cartilages
4. fibrous cartilages
The atlas vertebra of humans:
1. articulates with temporal bone.
2. does not have a body.
3. has an odontoid process.
4. does not have a vertebral foramen.
All thoracic vertebrae:
1. lack a transverse process.
2. lack a body.
3. have facets for ribs.
4. have transverse foramen.
A medical condition in which a person's spine has a sideways curve is called:
1. lordosis.
2. kyphosis.
3. scoliosis.
4. PIVD.
The pectoral girdle is composed of
1. | coxa and femur | 2. | scapula and humerus |
3. | scapula and clavicle | 4. | clavicle and sternum |
The two processes on the dorsal surface of the scapula are the:
1. | glenoid and infraspinatus | 2. | obturator and coracoid |
3. | coracoid and acromion | 4. | capitulum and trochlea |
The number of phalanges in thumb is/are:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4