axial skeleton + articulations (joints)

Question 1

facet joints

Answer 1

superior and inferior articulating facets

Question 2

costovertebral joint

Answer 2

the head of the rib articulates with the costal facet on the body of a thoracic vertebra

Question 3

costotransverse joint

Answer 3

the tubercle of the rib articulates with the costal facet on the transverse process on the thoracic vertebra

Question 4

sternoclavicular joint

Answer 4

the sternal end of the clavicle articulates with the manubrium on the sternum

Question 5

vertebral foreman

Answer 5

the big hole found on all vertebrae

Question 6

transverse processes

Answer 6

the side things that stick out on every vertebrae

Question 7

transverse foramina

Answer 7

the two smaller holes only found on cervical vertebrae

Question 8

costal facets

Answer 8

the three facets on the thoracic vertebrae which attach to the rib

Question 9

spinous process

Answer 9

pointy thing on the posterior on every vertebrae

Question 10

superior articulating facets

Answer 10

the two shiny things on the superior side of the vertebrae

Question 11

inferior articulating facets

Answer 11

the two shiny things on the inferior side of the vertebrae

Question 12

auricular surface

Answer 12

where the hip attaches on the sacrum

Question 13

sacral foramina

Answer 13

all the holes in the sacrum