Lab exam #2

Question 1

This is a small bump on the posterior rib surface that articulates with the transverse costal facet of thoracic vertebrae.

Answer 1

Tubercle

Question 2

Blood vessels and nerves that serve the forehead pass through this foramen found in the frontal bone.

Answer 2

Supraorbital

Question 3

This roughened surface in the sacrum is located laterally to the sacral promontory forming the sacroiliac joint with the auricular surface of the ilium.

Answer 3

Auricular

Question 4

The brain stem passes through this foramen to connect with the spinal cord.

Answer 4

Magnum

Question 5

The Internal carotid artery passes through this canal.

Answer 5

Carotid

Question 6

This suture is located where the parietal bones meet the frontal bone.

Answer 6

Coronal

Question 7

The foramen formed by notches in the margins of the pedicles of adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column where a spinal nerve exits from the vertebral column is called

Answer 7

Intervertebral

Question 8

The Internal jugular vein passes through this foramen

Answer 8

Jugular

Question 9

This condyle articulates with the superior articular surfaces of C1 vertebra.

Answer 9

Occipital

Question 10

This process is found in the inferior tip of the sternum, which is cartilaginous early in life, but gradually becomes ossified starting during middle age.

Answer 10

Xiphoid

Question 11

In a typical vertebrae, this process projects posteriorly at the midline of the back.

Answer 11

Spinous

Question 12

This foramina is important for transmitting the vertebral arteries to the brain.

Answer 12

Transverse

Question 13

This canal is the passageway for the optic nerve.

Answer 13

Optic

Question 14

This fossa articulates with the mandibular condyle to form the temporomandibular joint

Answer 14

Mandibular

Question 15

This process meets the temporal process of the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch

Answer 15

Zygomatic