Animal Physiology: Locomotion, Senses, Nervous and Chemical Coordination
Ends of long bones are covered with
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State whether the given statement is true or false. Human skeleton has 206 bones.
Solution
The given statement is a true statement.
The skeleton of an adult human consists of 206 bones. It is composed of 300 bones at birth, which decreases to 206 bones by adulthood as some of the bones fuse. It consists of 80 bones in the axial skeleton (28 in the skull and 52 in torso) and 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Animal Physiology: Locomotion, Senses, Nervous and Chemical Coordination
Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding a normal human? (i) The skull is dicondylic. (ii) Metacarpals are five in numbers. (iii) Patella is a cup-shaped bone covering the knee dorsally. (iv) Scapula is a large triangular flat bale, situated on the ventral side of the thorax. (v) The pelvic girdle has two coxal bones.
Animal Physiology: Locomotion, Senses, Nervous and Chemical Coordination
Which of the following human bones is the knee bone?
Animal Physiology: Locomotion, Senses, Nervous and Chemical Coordination
The central hollow part of the long bones is known as __________
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