Axial Skeleton: Vertebral Column

Question 1

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Answer 1

7

C1-C7

Question 2

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Answer 2

12

T1-T12

Question 3

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

Answer 3

5

L1-L5

Question 4

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

What is the lowest parts of the vertebral column called?

(two in one)

Answer 4

Sacral & coccygeal region

Question 5

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Identify the vertebrae
1. Ventral body: Small; oval; curved faces
2. Vertebral foramen: Large
3. Spinous process: long; split; tip points inferiorly
4. Transverse process: has transverse forame
5. Functions: Supports the skull, stabilizes relative positions of brain and spinal cord, allow controlled head movement.

Answer 5

Cervical vertebrae

7

Question 6

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Identify the vertebrae
1. Ventral body: Medium; heart-shaped; flat faces; facets for rib articulations
2. Vertebral foramen: Smaller
3. Spinous process: Long; slender; not split; tip points inferiorly
4. Transverse process: All but two have facets for rib articulations
5. Functions: Support weight of head, neck, upper limbs, organs, of thoracic cavity; articulate with ribs to allow changes in volume of thoracic cage.

Answer 6

Thoracic vertebrae

12