NEET BIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Human skull is-
A
dicondylic
B
Monocondylic
C
Procoelous
D
Hetercoelous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a Dicondylic Skull? “Dicondylic ” refers to an individual having two bones, namely the “inter-parietal ” and “Occipital” bones that form the cranium or the skull cavity for housing the brain. The Dicondylic Skull is also known as a Biomorphic Skull, meaning it has two forms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Assertion :Skull is dicondylic in man. Reason: A pair of occipital condyles located anterolateral to foramen magnum movably ariculate with the atlas vertebra.

Detailed explanation-3: -The human skull is described as dicondylic skull because it contains two occipital condyles. It has bones. When skull attached to body by two articulatory condyles, it’s known as Dicondylic.

Detailed explanation-4: –A monocondylic skull contains a single occipital condyle, such as the skull of reptiles.-The skull of human beings is a dicondylic skull.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Amphibia and mammalia’.

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