Pneumatic bones occur in humans only in: the spine, skull, the first year of life or after death? This question was faced by a participant in the “Millionaires” game show. What is the correct answer? We advise.
“Millionaires”: pneumatic bones in humans
Kamila Radzyńska from Łódź appeared in one of the last episodes of the “Milionerzy” program. She successfully answered the first three questions, the next one was awarded with five thousand. zloty. It was about human anatomy.
What question did she hear from Hubert Urbański?
Pneumatic bones are found in humans only:
- A: in the spine
- B: in the skull
- C: in the first year of life
- D: after death
Pneumatic bones in humans
The correct answer was B. Pneumatic bones are located in the skull.
There are several types of bones in the human skeletal system in terms of shape. One of them are pneumatic bones (Latin ossa pneumatica). These are bones filled with air, containing empty spaces lined with mucous membranes. Thanks to this, their weight is lower.
That’s it frontal bone (it consists of a scale, orbital parts and a nasal part; within it there is a frontal sinus), ethmoid bone (composed of two plates, the ethmoid and the vertical one; it forms the nasal septum and two ethmoid labyrinths), sphenoid bone (composed of three pairs of appendages – smaller wings, larger wings and winged appendages, the appendages are involved in the formation of the visual canal, upper orbital fissure, round and oval foramen) and jaw bone (consists of a shaft and four appendages: frontal, zygomatic, palatal and alveolar; it is an element of the facial skeleton).