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What is the function of the rib cage?
What is the function of the rib cage?
- Aids in carrying weight and walking
- Enables bending of the back
- Supports the head and spinal cord
- Protects the lungs and heart (correct)
What are the long bones of the arms and legs like?
What are the long bones of the arms and legs like?
- Extremely lightweight
- Made up of several small bones
- Solid and inflexible
- Hollow tube-like structures (correct)
How many bones make up the vertebral column?
How many bones make up the vertebral column?
- 40
- 33 (correct)
- 12
- 24
What connects the 33 vertebrae in the vertebral column?
What connects the 33 vertebrae in the vertebral column?
What is the function of the flexible vertebral column?
What is the function of the flexible vertebral column?