NEET UG 2019 · Zoology · Question 180
NEET 2019 Zoology, question 180
Question 180 of the NEET 2019 paper (code P1) is a Zoology question from Locomotion and Movement. Its idea, Ribs and Sternum, was asked twice, in 2017 and 2019, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q180 · Zoology
Select the correct option.
- 18th, 9th and 10th pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum.
- 211th and 12th pairs of ribs are connected to the sternum with the help of hyaline cartilage.
- 3Each rib is a flat thin bone and all the ribs are connected dorsally to the thoracic vertebrae and ventrally to the sternum.
- 4There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs of vertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.Official answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
Ribs and Sternum, in other papers
NEET asked this idea twice, in 2017 and 2019. The other question below.
- 2017 Q144Out of 'X' pairs of ribs in humans only 'Y' pairs are true ribs. Select the option that correctly represents values of X and Y and…One-line MCQ · Easy
The chapter
Locomotion and Movement in ten years of NEET
19 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 1.8 a paper. Human Skeleton and Musculoskeletal Disorders alone had 10.