In human body, which one of the following is anatomically correct?
A
Collar bones - 3 pairs
B
Salivary glands - 1 pair
C
Cranial nerves - 10 pairs
D
Floating ribs - 2 pairs
The answer is D.
Solution
Humans have 12 pairs of ribs: 7 pairs of true ribs, 3 pairs of false (vertebrochondral) ribs and 2 pairs of floating ribs. The floating ribs are the 11th and 12th pairs, which are not attached to the sternum ventrally. So floating ribs - 2 pairs is correct. The collar bones (clavicles) are 1 pair, not 3 pairs. The salivary glands are 3 pairs (parotid, sub-maxillary or sub-mandibular, and sub-lingual), not 1 pair. The cranial nerves in humans are 12 pairs, not 10 pairs. So the anatomically correct statement is floating ribs - 2 pairs.
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