True or false. Please say whether the statements are true or false. 1. The capit

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True or false. Please say whether the statements are true or false.

1. The capitulum is on the lateral side of the humerus and allows for forearm flexion. 2. The acetabulum of the pelvis always faces lateral, (anatomical pos.) 3. The sit down b 4. The trochlea articulates with the trochlea notch on the distal end of the ulna. 5. The dens of C1 articulates wi of C2 to allow for head pivot 6. The humerus head faces medial to articulate with the acromion. 7. The coracoid process is on the posterior scapula surface one is the ischium of the pelvis ith the anterior tubercle

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1. True

2. False,  In males, the acetabulum faces more laterally, while it faces more anteriorly in females.

3. True

4. True

5. False, C1 serves as a ring or washer that the skull rests upon and articulates in a pivot joint with the dens or odontoid process of C2.

6. False, the head of the humerus is the large, round, smooth region that faces medially and articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint.

7. False, The coracoid process is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the scapula.   

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