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What is the name of the depression located below the acromion on the scapula?
Options
- AClavicle
- BScapula
- CAcromion
- DGlenoid cavity
Correct answer
D. Glenoid cavity
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 articu