NEETZoologyLocomotion and Movement
Choose the correct statement w.r.t diagram shown: Assertion: Ribs are called Bicondylar. Reason: Ribs have two articulation surfaces on its ventral end.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CIf Assertion is true but Reason is false.
- DBoth Assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. Both Assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
There are 12 pairs of ribs. Each rib is a thin flat bone connected dorsally to the vertebral column and ventrally to the sternum. It has two articulation surfaces on its dorsal end and is hence called bicephalic.