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The sphenoid bone is called the 'keystone' of the cranial floor.

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Important Questions on Skeleton and Movement

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Select the correct option.
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Name the keystone bone of the cranium. Where is it located?
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Draw a neat labelled diagram of pelvic girdle.
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Glenoid cavity helps in articulation of:
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Which ONE of the following terms is NOT used while describing human vertebra?
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Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?
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Name two cranial sutures and their locations.
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Match the following columns and select the correct option.

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(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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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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In man the thoracic basket is composed of:
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The cervical vertebrae are characterized by the presence of
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Ribs attached to sternum directly are:
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In the first two or three lumbar vertebrae there is a small median process below the centrum, this is called
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Coccygeal bone is formed by the fusion of ......... bones in man
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The head of the rib which articulates with the transverse process of thoracic vertebrae is called
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Transverse process of sacral vertebrae are attached to which part of pelvic girdle
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The number of lumbar vertebrae in human vertebral column is
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Foramen magnum is associated with which bone?
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Inter-vertebral disc is a :-
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The opening at the base of the skull for the spinal cord is called