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Capo

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on: Jul 10, 2018
In modern humans the nuchal plane is __________.
 
  a. a horizontally flat region on the bottom of the skull
  b. a convex bulge in the skull to accommodate an enlarged brain
  c. a group of spiky bones to which the muscles of the neck attach
  d. the back of the skull

Question 2

What two skeletal features reveal the orientation of the skull to the vertebral column?
 
  a. neck vertebrae, foramen magnum
  b. nuchal plane, occipital bone
  c. innominate bone, foramen magnum
  d. nuchal plane, foramen magnum


rleezy04

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer a

Answer to Question 2

Answer d


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