Question

Total number of bones in a hindlimb of a man is
A. 14
B. 21
C. 24
D. 30

Answer 1

Hint: The human skeleton is the internal framework of the human body which provides structural support to the body. The human skeleton mainly consists of all of the bones along with cartilage, tendons, and ligaments in the body. In an adult's skeleton, the number of bones is 206.

Complete answer:
Human skeleton, the internal structure of the human body that is also described as the internal framework for the body. This framework is built by many individual bones and cartilages. In the skeleton, ligaments and tendons are also present. Ligaments are bands of fibrous connective tissue and the tendons work to provide an intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton. The human skeleton provides protection to the organ of the human body.
Bones are the major part of a skeleton. It is a hard, rigid connective tissue that is living and growing and composed of the combination of collagen and calcium. Building the skeleton protects the organs of the human body, and produces red and white blood cells from its marrow. In a new-born, there are approximately 270 bones present, but during development, many of them get fused with others and in an adult, the number of bones is 206.
A limb in a human body is a joint organ or appendage of the human. In a human body, the arms and the legs are considered a limb. There are two types of limb found which are the forelimb and the hindlimb. Forelimbs are present in the upper part of the body, e.g. arms and hind limbs are posterior limbs that present in the lower part of the body, e.g. legs.
A hindlimb consists of several bones. These are the one femur which locates in the thigh, next is one patella and present in the knee, there are one tibia and one fibula found in the lower leg, seven tarsals found in the ankle, five meta-tarsals present in the sole, and fourteen phalanges seen in toes. So, the total number of bones present in the hindlimb is thirty.

Therefore, the correct option is option D.

Note: The internal framework of the body is known as the skeleton which is mainly built up of several numbers of bones. There are a total of 206 bones present in an adult human skeleton. Hindlimb is a part of the body which is present in the posterior region of the human body. It is composed of several types of bones and these are the femur (1), patella (1), tibia (1), fibula (1), tarsals (7), meta-tarsals (5), and phalanges (14). Thus, the total number of bones present in a hindlimb of a man is 30.