Bones

Question 1

What is the alternative name for ‘true’ ribs?

Answer 1

vertebrocostal ribs

Question 2

What is the alternative name for ‘false’ ribs?

Answer 2

vertebrochondral ribs

Question 3

What is the alternative name for ‘free’ ribs?

Answer 3

floating ribs

Question 4

What are vertebrocostal ribs?

Answer 4

ribs 1-7, attach directly to the sternum

Question 5

What notches are found on the superior border of the manubrium of the sternum?

Answer 5

clavicular notch and jugular notch

Question 6

What do typical ribs consist of?

Answer 6

head, neck and shaft

Question 7

What are two facets on the head of the ribs called?

Answer 7

superior articular facet and the inferior articular facet

Question 8

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Answer 8

12

Question 9

What are the atypical ribs?

Answer 9

first, second, tenth, eleventh, twelfth

Question 10

How can the first rib be distinguished?

Answer 10

broadest, shortest, most sharply curved, two gorrves crossing its superior surface for the subclavian vessels, groove separated by scalene tubercle and ridge

Question 11

How can the 10th - 12th ribs be distinguished from typical ribs?

Answer 11

only one facet on their heads

Question 12

Name the three parts of the sternum

Answer 12

manubrium, body, xiphoid process

Question 13

What is the joint of the sternum and costal cartilage called?

Answer 13

sternocostal joint

Question 14

What type of joint is the sternoclavicular?

Answer 14

saddle type of synovial joint