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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT
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Why is the sternum known to be bicephalic?
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Correct option: C
It has two articulation surfaces on its dorsal end
Option C (It has two articulation surfaces on its dorsal end) is correct because the sternum articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs on its dorsal end.
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Identify A, B and C, so as to complete the given statements Which is not the function of endoskeleton? Read the following statements about human skeleton system and choose the option that correctly states them true (T) and false (F).
a. Total number of bones in hind limbs are 60
b. There are 26 bones in vertebral column of an adult man
c. There are 2 pairs of vertebrochondral ribs
d. Axial skeleton is comprised of 80 bones
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with rise in strength of stimulus.
Reason : This is due to increased contraction of
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Identify A, B and C, so as to complete the given statements Which is not the function of endoskeleton? Read the following statements about human skeleton system and choose the option that correctly states them true (T) and false (F).
a. Total number of bones in hind limbs are 60
b. There are 26 bones in vertebral column of an adult man
c. There are 2 pairs of vertebrochondral ribs
d. Axial skeleton is comprised of 80 bones
Assertion : Muscle contraction force increases
with rise in strength of stimulus.
Reason : This is due to increased contraction of
individual muscle fibres with increase in stimulus
strength.