Question

Which of the following statement is correct?

1. The upper lips of the guinea pig have a cleft called vibrissae.

2. The cleft is in the middle through which the upper incisors are seen.

• A. Both the statements are true
• B. Both the statements are false
• C. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true
• D. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

The body of guinea pig is divided into head, neck, and trunk. The head is prolonged into a snout that is the prolongation of a facial part supported by bones. At the tip of the snout, a pair of aperture called external nostrils are present. The upper lips of the guinea pig have a cleft called philtrum and it is in the middle through which the upper incisors are seen.