- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Locomotion and Movement
NEET · Zoology · Locomotion and Movement
What are the bones of the pelvic girdle?
Options
- AClavicle and scapula
- BCoxal bones
- CHumerus, radius and ulna
- DTibia and fibula
Correct answer
B. Coxal bones
Step-by-step solution
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.The pelvic girdle consists of two coxal bones..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.