Axial Skeleton: Vertebrae

Question 1

The vertebral canal is where the ____ runs

Answer 1

Spinal cord

Question 2

Dorsal or ventral projections from the vertebrae

Answer 2

Spinous process

Question 3

Lateral projections of the vertebrae

Answer 3

Transverse process

Question 4

Vertebrae “connected” by

Answer 4

Disks (cartilage)

Question 5

5 regions of the vertebral column

Answer 5

C- cervical 
T- thoracic 
L- lumbar 
S- sacral 
Cd- coccygeal or caudal

Question 6

There is no disk between

Answer 6

C1 and C2

Question 7

C1 is also called the

Answer 7

Atlas

Question 8

C2 is also called the

Answer 8

Axis

Question 9

Vertebrae that articulate w ribs

Answer 9

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 10

Vertebrae that articulates w the tuber sacrale of ilium

Answer 10

Sacral vertebrae

Question 11

The outer rings of a vertebrae disk

Answer 11

Annulus fibrosus

Question 12

The inner portion of a vertebrae disk

Answer 12

The nucleus pulposus

Question 13

When the central part of a disk dries out, the outer portion cracks or tears, movement causes a split of outer portion and inner pushes out

Answer 13

Herniated disk

Question 14

Number of ribs = number of

Answer 14

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 15

Ventral portion of the ribs is made of

Why?

Answer 15

Cartilage (costal cartilage)

Helps w expanding of chest when breathing

Question 16

True ribs
False ribs
Floating ribs

Answer 16

True: wrap around, attach to sternum
False: don’t connect, joins w ones near it
Floating: don’t connect, stick out

Question 17

The sternum is made of individual _______

Answer 17

Sternebrae (have cartilage in between) fuse together w age

Question 18

Typically how many sternebrae

Answer 18

7-8

Question 19

1st, most cranial, sternebrae is called the

Answer 19

Manubrium

Question 20

Last, most caudal, sternebrae is called the

Answer 20

Xiphoid it xiphoid process

Question 21

# of vertebrae in: dog/cat
C_ T_ L_ S_

Answer 21

C7, T13, L7, S3

Question 22

# of vertebrae in: Cattle 
C_ T_ L_ S_

Answer 22

C7, T13, L6, S5

Question 23

# of vertebrae in: Horse 
C_ T_ L_ S_

Answer 23

C7, T18, L6, S5

Question 24

Lateral projection of C2 (axis)

Answer 24

Dens

Question 25

Breastbone

Answer 25

The sternum