GENERAL HISTOLOGY

BONE

DEVELOPING BONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which bone belongs to the axial skeleton?
A
scapula
B
clavicle
C
thoracic cage
D
coxal bones
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ribcage. The thoracic cage, or ribcage, protects your heart, lungs and other organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The axial skeleton supports the head, neck, back, and chest and thus forms the vertical axis of the body. It consists of the skull, vertebral column (including the sacrum and coccyx), and the thoracic cage, formed by the ribs and sternum. The appendicular skeleton is made up of all bones of the upper and lower limbs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The skull bones, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone of the neck, vertebra (bones of the spine), and thoracic cage (ribcage) comprise the five components of the axial skeleton.

Detailed explanation-4: -The skull, which contains 22 bones, from which 8 are cranial and 14 are facial, 6 middle ear ossicles (3 in each ear), 1 hyoid bone in the neck, 26 bones of vertebral column, 1 chest bone (sternum), and. 24 ribs (12 pairs).

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