LAB 4 Part 2

Question 1

What is the first cervical vertebra called?

Answer 1

Atlas

The Atlas supports the globe of the head.

Question 2

What is the second cervical vertebra known as?

Answer 2

Axis

The Axis allows for the rotation of the head.

Question 3

What is the term for the projection on the second cervical vertebra that allows rotation?

Answer 3

Odontoid process

Also known as the dens.

Question 4

What is the uppermost part of the sternum called?

Answer 4

Manubrium

It articulates with the clavicles and the first rib.

Question 5

What is the body of the sternum referred to as?

Answer 5

Gladiolus

It is the longest part of the sternum.

Question 6

What is the name of the lower part of the sternum?

Answer 6

Xiphoid process

It is a small, cartilaginous structure.

Question 7

What are the ribs that directly attach to the sternum called?

Answer 7

Vertebrosternal ribs

Also known as true ribs.

Question 8

What are the ribs that do not directly attach to the sternum but connect through cartilage called?

Answer 8

Vertebrochrondral ribs

Also known as false ribs.

Question 9

What are the two girdles in the human skeleton?

Answer 9

Pelvic girdle and Pectoral girdle

They connect the limbs to the axial skeleton.

Question 10

What bone is known as the collarbone?

Answer 10

Clavicle

It connects the arm to the body.

Question 11

What is the name of the cavity that receives the head of the humerus?

Answer 11

Glenoid fossa

It is part of the scapula.

Question 12

What fossa is located above the spine of the scapula?

Answer 12

Supraspinous fossa

It serves as an attachment for muscles.

Question 13

What fossa is located below the spine of the scapula?

Answer 13

Infraspinous fossa

It also serves as an attachment for muscles.

Question 14

What is the fossa on the scapula where the subscapularis muscle attaches?

Answer 14

Subscapular fossa

It is located on the anterior surface of the scapula.

Question 15

What is the bony prominence on the scapula that forms the highest point of the shoulder?

Answer 15

Acromion process

It articulates with the clavicle.

Question 16

What is the small, hook-like structure on the scapula called?

Answer 16

Coracoid process

It serves as an attachment point for muscles and ligaments.

Question 17

What are the larger and smaller projections on the proximal end of the humerus called?

Answer 17

Greater and Lesser tubercles

They provide attachment points for muscles.

Question 18

What is the groove located between the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus?

Answer 18

Intertubercular groove

It houses the tendon of the biceps brachii.

Question 19

What are the bony projections on either side of the elbow joint called?

Answer 19

Epicondyles

They provide attachment for forearm muscles.

Question 20

What is the depression on the humerus that accommodates the olecranon of the ulna?

Answer 20

Olecranon fossa

It is located on the posterior aspect of the humerus.

Question 21

What is the notch on the ulna that articulates with the humerus?

Answer 21

Trochlear notch

It allows for flexion and extension of the elbow.

Question 22

What is the prominent bony structure at the proximal end of the ulna called?

Answer 22

Olecranon process

It forms the elbow’s point.

Question 23

What is the notch on the ulna that receives the head of the radius?

Answer 23

Radial notch

It is part of the ulna.

Question 24

What is the bony prominence on the radius where the biceps tendon attaches?

Answer 24

Radial tuberosity

It is located just below the neck of the radius.

Question 25

What is the small bony projection at the distal end of the radius called?

Answer 25

Styloid process

It provides attachment for ligaments of the wrist.

Question 26

What is the name of the bone in the wrist that is boat-shaped?

Answer 26

Scaphoid

It is one of the carpal bones.

Question 27

What is the name of the carpal bone that is moon-shaped?

Answer 27

Lunate

It articulates with the radius.