Structural Organisation In Animals Question 98

Question: Haversian system is a diagnostic feature of [KCET 1994; MP PMT 2001; DPMT 2003]

Options:

A) Avian bones

B) All animals

C) Mammalian bones only

D) Reptilian bones

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Mammalian bone is characterized by the presence of haversian system or osteon.

Osteon is a basic structural unit of mammalian bone consisting of the haversian canal, lamellae and lacunae.