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Human Skeletal System : An overview MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET
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How many bones are present in axial skeleton of humans?
Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?
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Human Skeletal System
- The skeletal system consists of a framework of bones and cartilages. The study of the skeletal system is known as osteology or skeletology
- This system has a significant role in the movement shown by the body.
- Bone and cartilage are specialised connective tissues.
- Bones have a very hard matrix due to calcium salts in it.
- Cartilage has a slightly pliable matrix due to chondroitin salts.
- In human beings, this system is made up of 206 bones and a few cartilages.
- It is grouped into two principal divisions –
- Axial skeleton: It is present on the median longitudinal axis of the body. It consists of the skull, vertebral column, sternum and ribs. It contains 80 bones.
- Appendicular skeleton: It is situated on the lateral sides which extend outwards from the principal axis. It consists of the pectoral and pelvic girdle and bones of arms and legs
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