EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which bones are not fully movable?
A
the hip bones
B
the leg bones
C
the bones of the skull
D
the arm bones
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The skull, as we know it, is made up of 22 bones (28 if auditory ossicles are included). But out of all these bones, only the mandible is movable.

Detailed explanation-2: -The adult skull is made up of 22 bones; 21 of them are immovable and the 22nd one is the mandible, the lower jaw, and is the only moveable bone of the skull. The cranial bones form the cranial cavity which holds and protects the brain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The only bone in your skull that forms freely movable joints is your mandible, or jawbone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Types of joints Immovable – the two or more bones are in close contact, but no movement can occur – for example, the bones of the skull. The joints of the skull are called sutures.

Detailed explanation-5: -The only movable joint in our head is the joint between the skull and lower jaw(mandible).

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