Which of the following individuals demonstrates a health problem with his or her axial skeleton?
A) A 21-year-old male who fractured his humerus while snowboarding.
B) A 40-year-old man who has a contusion to the left temporal bone of his skull following a motor vehicle accident.
C) A 79-year-old female who has undergone hemiarthroplasty (hip replacement surgery).
D) A 30-year-old pregnant woman who has a separated pubic symphysis.
Ans: B) A 40-year-old man who has a contusion to the left temporal bone of his skull following a motor vehicle accident.
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The skull is considered to be a part of the axial skeleton, while the arm, hips, and pelvis are components of the appendicular skeleton.
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