Axial Skeleton

Question 1

Three parts of Sternum

Answer 1

Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process

Question 2

Pit on top of chest name?

Answer 2

Suprasternal notch

Question 3

Sternoclavicular ligament

Answer 3

Runs from sternum to clavicle

Question 4

Interclavicular ligament

Answer 4

Runs from clavicle to clavicle

Through the suprasternal notch

Question 5

Costoclavicular ligament

Answer 5

Prevents clavicle from springing upward

Attaches to the ribs

Question 6

Functions in breathing

Answer 6

Accessory muscles: small muscles between ribs

Primary muscles: diapragm

Question 7

How many “true” ribs?

Answer 7

Seven

Question 8

How many “False” ribs?

Answer 8

Five

Question 9

How many “floating” ribs?

Answer 9

Two (11&12)

Question 10

3 Functions of the Vertebral Column

Answer 10

Absorbs shock
Enhances range of motion
Supports body weight

Question 11

Two parts Intervertebral Disk

Answer 11

Nucleus pulposus- jelly
Annulus fibrosis- dough
— jelly donut example

Question 12

Four curves of Spine

Answer 12

2 Kyphotic and 2 Lordotic

Question 13

Kyphotic curve in which direction?

Answer 13

Convex posteriorly

Question 14

Lordotic curve in which direction?

Answer 14

Convex anteriorly

Question 15

Curve order in spine?

Answer 15

Lordotic, Kyphotic, Lordotic, Kyphotic

Question 16

Scoliosis

Answer 16

Spine condition where spine moves in S-shape

Question 17

Kyphosis

Answer 17

Spine condition

“Hunch back”

Question 18

Lordosis

Answer 18

Spine Condition

“Swayback”

Question 19

Pedicles

Answer 19

Set of bones that connect the laminae to the body

Question 20

Laminae

Answer 20

Set of bones between the spinous process and transverse process

Question 21

Spinous process

Answer 21

Tip of vertebrae- can easily palpate

Question 22

Vertebral foramen

Answer 22

Formed by pedicles, laminae and spinous process

Hole for spinal cord

Question 23

Transverse process

Answer 23

Lateral process off vertebrae

Question 24

Name of spinous process in cervical spine

Answer 24

Bifid spinous process
Larger muscle attachment site
In “V” shape rather than “I” shape

Question 25

Anterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 25

Anterior aspect of the body
Flex- shorter
Extend- lengthen

Question 26

Posterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 26

Posterior of vertebral body

Question 27

Infraspinous ligament

Answer 27

Between each spinous process

Question 28

Supraspinous ligament

Answer 28

Run from spinous process to spinous process– on posterior side, not in between
Prevent excessive flexion

Question 29

Ligamentum Flavum

Answer 29

Lamina to adjacent lamina

Restricts rotational movement

Question 30

Facet Capsulary ligament

Answer 30

Stabilize facet

Question 31

Ligamentum Nuchae

Answer 31

Extension of supraspinous ligament
Cervical spine only!
Feel when flex neck

Question 32

Cervical Spine

Answer 32

Transverse foramina, Bifid Process

C1 and C2

Question 33

C1

Answer 33

Atlas
Bony ring and supports the head
Designed to spin

Question 34

C2

Answer 34

Axis
Contains the odontoid process (Dens)
Allows cervical rotation

Question 35

Atlantoaxial joint

Answer 35

What you get when you mix C1 and C2

Rotational movement

Question 36

Thoracic vertebrae

Answer 36

Protection of the heart, lungs, spleen, liver, etc.

Articulates with ribs in three places

Question 37

Lumbar vertebrae

Answer 37

Big, strong, thick bodies

Disperses weight from axial to appendicular skeleton

Question 38

Sacrum

Answer 38

5 fused segments

Transmits weight from upper to lower body