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WAEC Biology 2015 Question 13

Question 13

Support and Movement

The diagram below illustrates a part of the mammalian skeleton. The part of the mammalian skeleton illustrated in the diagram is the

Diagram for this question
  1. A.atlas vertebrae.
  2. B.axis vertebrae.
  3. C.cervical vertebrae.
  4. D.thoracic vertebrae.
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Answer: C (cervical vertebrae.)

Explanation

The vertebra has small holes on each side of the neural canal (vertebrarterial canals) and short transverse processes, which are features of a cervical (neck) vertebra.