- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Locomotion and Movement
NEET · Zoology · Locomotion and Movement
What is the name of the large triangular flat bone situated in the...
Options
- AClavicle
- BScapula
- CAcromion
- DGlenoid cavity
Correct answer
B. Scapula
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.Scapula is a large triangular flat bone situated in the dorsal part of the thorax.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.