Axial Skeletal System

Q. Number of floating ribs in human body is:

1. Two pairs
2. Three pairs
3. Five pairs
4. Six pairs

Q. Which of the following is not included in the axial skeleton system?

1. Sternum
2. Pelvic girdle
3. Skull
4. Vertebral column

Q. Wall of diencephalon is called

1. epithalamus
2. thalamus
3. hypothalamus
4. diocoel

Q.

There are 11 pairs of ribs in man.

1. True
2. False

Q. Sella turcica is a–

1. Covering of kidney
2. Covering of testis
3. Covering of brain
4. Depression in brain

Q.

Lower jaw of man is made up of

1. 1 bone

2. 2 bones

3. 3 bones

4. No bones, only muscles

Q. Select the option representing structures included in forebrain only.

1. Corpus callosum, cerebellum, hypothalamus
2. Thalamus, hypothalamus, corpora quadrigemina
3. Cerebral aqueduct, cerebrum, association areas
4. Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus

Q. Which of the following is not true for midbrain?

1. Medulla is located on the dorsal side of midbrain
2. It is part of the brainstem
3. cerebral aqueduct passes through it
4. located between hypothalamus and pons

Q.

Which of these statements concerning ribs is true?

1. There are five pairs of floating ribs

2. Floating ribs do not attach to vertebrae

3. The head of the rib attaches to the manubrium of sternum

4. The true ribs attach directly to the sternum

Q. Identify the correct statement with reference to human digestive system.

1. Serosa is made up of thin endothelium without connective tissues
2. Mucosa forms crypts of Lieberkuhn in between the bases of villi in small intestine
3. Caecum and vermiform appendix participate in digestion of cellulose
4. Back flow of the faecal matter from ileum into caecum is prevented by ileo-caecal valve

Q.

Fill in the blank spaces:
___ and ___ pairs of ribs are called floating ribs.

Q. This bone is a large triangular flat bone situated in the dorsal part of the thorax between the second and the seventh ribs. Identify this bone –

Q.

Select the correctly matched pair :

1. 11th & 12th pair of ribs → floating ribs

2. First eight pair of ribs → true ribs

3. 9th & 10th pair of ribs → false ribs

4. both A & B

Q. Total number of bones in the axial skeleton of man are

1. 206
2. 120
3. 80
4. 160

Q.

Lower jaw of man is made up of

1. 1 bone

2. 2 bones

3. 3 bones

4. No bones, only muscles

Q. Why are the last two pairs of ribs not attached to the sternum?

Q. Which of the following is not included in the axial skeleton system?

1. Skull
2. Sternum
3. Vertebral column
4. Pelvic girdle