Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 2

The correct answer is Nasal.

• Bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges are there to protect the brain.
• The brain is also cushioned and protected by cerebrospinal fluid.
• The skull is made up of 29 bones.
• The only bone that can move is Mandible.
• The nasal bone is part of Skullbone.

• The atlas bone is the first of seven cervical vertebrae that supports the weight of the skull.
• The tibia is the bone that forms the shin part of the leg.
• The femur bone is largest bone of the body, it is thigh bone.

Notes:

• Some important name of bones:
  • Knee- Patella
  • Thigh- Femur (largest bone)
  • Ankle- Tarsal
  • Fingers- Phalanges
  • Wrist- Carpals
  • Upper arms- Humerus
  • Palm- Metacarpal
  • Bones in ear- Malleus, Incus, Stapes (smallest bone)