VAN-0059
QUESTION
‘Keel’ is a prominent bony prominence in the sternum of the following animal?
OPTIONS
(A) Fowl
(B) Sheep
(C) Horse
(D) Ox
ANSWER
(A) Fowl
EXPLANATION
The keel, or carina sterni, is a prominent ventral projection of the sternum in birds and provides a large surface for attachment of powerful flight muscles. Sheep, horse, and ox lack the large avian keel.
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