Lab 9 (cont) Flashcards
The lumbar region of the vertebral column consists of _ vertebrae identified as L1 to L5.
5
Well equipped for weight-bearing.
lumbar verebral column
A typical lumbar vertebrae is identified by its size; a massive body; a short, hatchet shaped the spinous processes and a ________ vertebral foramen
Triangular
The sacrum of adults consists of _ fused sacral vertebrae.
5
These fused vertebrae provide strong _____ for the pelvic girdle.
Support
The concave anterior smooth surface of the sacrum faces toward the ______ cavity
Pelvic
The lateral surfaces of the wing shaped alae of the sacrum articulate with the ileum of each hip bone forming the _________ joint
Sacroiliac joint
The coccyx of adults also consist of fused vertebrae. It includes 3-5 five fused coccygeal vertebrae that form the triangular _________
Tailbone
In females, the coccyx points _____ or leave to allow the passage of a baby during birth while in males have points ______
inferiorly; anteriorly
The sternum is a flat bone that lies in the middle of the midline of the body and formed the anterior wall of the _________ cage
thoracic cage or boney thorax
The sternum consists of three fused bones:
the manubrium, body and xiphoid process
The clavicles (of the pectoral girdle) and the first pair of ribs articulate with the ______, While the following nine pairs of ribs articulate with the body of the _______.
manubrium; sternum
__ pairs of ribs from the sides of the thoracic cage.
12
All of the ribs attach _____ to the thoracic vertebrae.
posteriorly
The first 7 ribs have a direct _____ attachment to the sternum.
anterior
The remaining 5 ribs attach indirectly to the ______ or not at all.
sternum
Consists of bones of the limbs, the pectoral shoulder girdle and the pelvic hip girdle. The pectoral and pelvic girdle serve to attach the bones of the appendages to the axial skeleton.
The appendicular skeleton
The bones of each arm articulate with the pectoral girdle, which consists of:
2 clavicle and 2 scapula
is an S-shaped bone; blend and smooth on the medial sternal end and flattened on the lateral acromial end.
Clavicle or collarbone
The medial end of the clavicle articulates with the _______ of the sternum and the lateral end articulates with the ______ process of the scapula.
Manubrium; Acremonion
The clavicle serves as an anterior brace which helps to prevent dislocation of the _______.
Shoulder
A large, triangular bone located on the posterior aspect of the thoracic cage
The scapula or shoulder blade
The arms are brachium consists contains a single bone:
The humerus
make up the forearm or antebrachium.
The ulna and radius