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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

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  2. BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CIf Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  4. 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.

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