General Characteristics of the vertebral column

Question 1

What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adolecent

Answer 1

33 segments

Question 2

What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adult

Answer 2

26 segments

Question 3

What constitutes the spine

Answer 3

the 24 presacral segments, the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae

Question 4

How many segments unite to form the typical sacrum

Answer 4

5 segments

Question 5

How many segments unite to form the typical coccyx

Answer 5

4 segments

Question 6

Which mammals do not have seven cervical vertebrae

Answer 6

the two toed sloth, manatee, ant bear and three toed sloth

Question 7

Which mammals have more than seven cervical vertebrae

Answer 7

the ant bear and three-toed sloth

Question 8

Which mammals have less than seven cervical vertebrae

Answer 8

the two-toed sloth and manatee

Question 9

What does the term “cervical” refer to

Answer 9

the region of the neck

Question 10

What does the term “thoracic” refer to

Answer 10

breast plate or chest; it referred to the armor bearing region of the torso

Question 11

What other term is often used to identify the vertebral segments of the chest

Answer 11

the dorsal segments; dorsals

Question 12

What is the typical number of segments in the dorsal or thoracic region

Answer 12

12 segments

Question 13

What does the term “lumbar” refer to

Answer 13

the loin; the region between the rib and the hip

Question 14

What is the typical number of segments in the lumbar region

Answer 14

5 segments

Question 15

What does the term “sacrum” refer to

Answer 15

the holy bone or holy region

Question 16

What does the term “coccyx” refer to

Answer 16

a cuckoo birds’ bill or cuckoo birds’ beak