JAMB Biology 2001 Question 25

Question 25

Support and Movement

Use the diagram to answer questions 25 and 26. The structure above respresnts a

Diagram for this question
  1. A.caudal vertebra
  2. B.lumbar vertebra
  3. C.thoracic vertebra
  4. D.cervical vertebra.
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Answer: D (cervical vertebra.)

Explanation

The vertebra has broad, flattened transverse processes with small holes (vertebrarterial canals), which are features of a cervical vertebra.