Question

The location of filum terminale is
A) In the skull
B) In the thorax
C) In the lumbar vertebrae
D) In the pelvic girdle

Answer 1

Hint:Filum terminale is a delicate strand of fibrous tissue.Filum terminale is about 20 cm in length which is proceeding downward from the apex of the conus medullaris.

Complete answer:
>Skeleton system is for the movement and locomotion of the body. Without our skeleton system general movement of the body is also not possible.For example the movement of jaw to chew food without jaw bone.
>In human beings , the skeletal system has 206 bones and a few cartilage.It is grouped into two principal divisions: the axial and appendicular skeleton.
Axial skeleton comprises 80 bones distributed along the main axis of the body . The skull , vertebral column , sternum and ribs constituted the axial skeleton.
>Our vertebral column consists of 26 serially arranged units called vertebra and is dorsally placed . It extends from the base of the skull and constitutes the main framework of the trunk.
>The vertebral column is differentiated into cervical , thoracic , lumbar , sacral and coccygeal regions starting from the skull.
>The lowest part of the spinal cord is called conus medullaris . Which is present at the lumbar vertebrae . Terminal part of which is called filum terminale .

Hence the correct answer is option ( C ).

Note:Joints are present between bones which help in locomotion.Joints are essentially for all types of moments involving the Bony parts of the body.Locomotory movements are no exception to this.Joint are the point of contact between bones or between bones and cartilage.