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Horses have an average of coccygeal vertebrae.

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Important Questions on Locomotion and Movement

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Match the following columns and select the correct option.

  Column-I   Column-II
(a) Floating Ribs (i) Located between second and seventh ribs
(b) Acromion (ii) Head of the Humerus
(c) Scapula (iii) Clavicle
(d) Glenoid cavity (iv) Do not connect with the sternum
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Glenoid cavity helps in articulation of:
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Select the correct option.
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Which of the following joints would allow no movement? 
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Out of 'X' pairs of ribs in humans, only 'Y' pairs are true ribs. Select the option that correctly represents values of X and Y and provides their explanation:
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Which ONE of the following terms is NOT used while describing human vertebra?
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Mark the odd one w.r.t. the functions of vertebral column:
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The odontoid process of axis vertebra in mammals is regarded as
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Which of the following is incorrect w.r.t. vertebrae in humans?
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______ has a process called odontoid peg/dens around which atlas moves for rotation of head.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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The total number of vertebrae in man is:
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In mammals, the largest vertebra is:
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Mark the mismatch:
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Vertebral formula for human beings is
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Vertebral column in adult human is formed by ______ A ______  serially arranged vertebrae each having a central hollow portion termed _______ B _______ through which _______ C_______ passes.
Fill in the blanks with correct options:
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Inter-vertebral disc is a :-
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Given below are four statements.

A. The skull region articulates with the superior region of vertebral column with the help of two occipital condyles i.e., dicondylic skull.
B. Pars intermedia secretes only one hormone called as MSH.
C. Seven cervical vertebrae in the neck.
D. Twelve pairs of cranial nerves.

Choose the one correct option applicable to both mammals and amphibians.
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Which of the following structures are not common to both atlas and axis vertebrae :-
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Human vertebral column shows four distinct curves. Give reason.