- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Locomotion and Movement
NEET · Zoology · Locomotion and Movement
What are the bones of the pectoral girdle?
Options
- AIlium, ischium and pubis
- BHumerus, radius and ulna
- CClavicle and scapula
- DTibia and fibula
Correct answer
C. Clavicle and scapula
Step-by-step solution
.The human body consists of 206 bones in total. These bones are grouped into two main divisions - the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The skull is composed of two sets of bones, cranial and facial, that total to 22 bones.Each vertebra has a central hollow portion (neural canal) through which the spinal cord passes. The vertebral column is differentiated into cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (1-fused) and coccygeal (1-fused) regions. The pectoral and pelvic girdle bones help in the articulation of the upper and the lower limbs respectively with the axial skeleton.Each half of the pectoral girdle consists of a clavicle and a scapula.The acromion is a slightly elevated ridge in the scapula that projects as a flat, expanded process and articulates with the clavicle.