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Arrange the following in decreasing order of their number.
(i) Number of phalanges in each hand is 14
(ii) Total number of wrist bones in a human is 16
(iii) Total number of metacarpals in human body is10
(iv) Number of bones in each upper limb is 30
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(i) Number of phalanges in each hand is 14
(ii) Total number of wrist bones in a human is 16
(iii) Total number of metacarpals in human body is10
(iv) Number of bones in each upper limb is 30
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iv > ii > i > iii
Number of phalanges in each hand is 14. These are bones of digits. All digits have 3 phalanges except thumb that has only two phalanges.
Wrist bones are carpals. Total carpals in human is
Metacarpals are bones of palm, Total metacarpals is
Number of bones in each limb
Thus the answer is C.
Wrist bones are carpals. Total carpals in human is
Metacarpals are bones of palm, Total metacarpals is
Number of bones in each limb
Thus the answer is C.
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