Laboratory 15 Assessment Questiojns Flashcards
The vertebral column encloses and protects the ____
Spinal cord
The vertebral column extends from the skull to the ___
Coccyx
The seventh cervical vertebra is called the ____ and has an obvious spinous process surface feature that can be palpated.
Vertebral prominens.
The ___ of the vertebrae support the weight of the head and trunk.
Body
The ____ seperate adjacent vertebrae and they soften the forces created by walking.
Intervertebral discs
The intravertebral foramina provide passageways for ____
Spinal nerves
Transverse foramina of ____ vertebrae serve as passageways for blood vessels leading to the brain.
Cervical
The first vertebrae is also called the ____.
Atlas
When the head is moved from side to side, the first vertebra pivots around the ____ of the second vertebra.
Dens (otonoid process)
The _____ vertebrae have the largest and strongest bodies,
Lumbar
The typical number of vertebrae that fuse in the adult skeleton to form the sacrum is
Five
The manibrum, body and xiphoid process form a bone called the ______
Sternum
The last twp pairs of ribs that have no cartilaginous attachments to the sternum are sometimes called the _______ Ribs.
Floating
There are ____ pairs of true ribs.
seven
Costal cartilage are composed of ____ tissue
Hylaine
