practical one -axial skeleton except skull

Question 1

intervertebral foramina

Answer 1

the foramina near the connection of each vertebrea

Question 2

intervertebral discs

Answer 2

cushion/cartilage between each vertebra

Question 3

vertebral canal

Answer 3

runs through back on each vertebrae, they connect making a canal down the spine. the intravertebral foramina goes through these perpendicularl

Question 4

body of vertebra

Answer 4

the solid part on the anteror side of each vertebra, separated by intervertebral discs

Question 5

vertebral arch

Answer 5

contains lamina and pedicle, the anterior of the vertebral foramen

Question 6

pedicle

Answer 6

on eaither lateral side of the vertabral foramen, part of the vertebral arch

Question 7

lamina

Answer 7

connect the pedicle to the spinal process

Question 8

vertebral foramen

Answer 8

large hole in vertebra that when connected together with other vertebrae for the vertebral canal

Question 9

spinous process

Answer 9

the process on the very anterior of each vertebrae

Question 10

transverse process

Answer 10

the processes on eather side of the spinous process on the vertebra,

Question 11

superior articular facet

Answer 11

facet on the external part of each process

Question 12

superior articular process

Answer 12

connects to the inferior process on the vertrabra above it. process on the outside of each superior articular facet, connected to pedice that connects to body

Question 13

inferior articular process

Answer 13

connects to superior process on below vertebra. less wide than the superior.

Question 14

inferior articular facet

Answer 14

flat part of process that connects to greater articular facet of below vertebra

Question 15

transverse foramen of cervical vertebra

Answer 15

DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THIS VERTEBRA. two holes on either side of vertebral body

Question 16

atlas

Answer 16

part of cervical vertebra. very top, connects to skull

Question 17

axis

Answer 17

second vertebra, under atlas. less wide

Question 18

dens

Answer 18

“tooth of the axis” process sticking out of atlas. connects to atlas

Question 19

vertebra prominens

Answer 19

seventh cervical vertebra. inferior end of cervical vertebra. largest spinous process. lacks foramen in transverse process unlike all other cervical vertebra

Question 20

how many cervical vertebrae

Answer 20

7

Question 21

how many thoracic vertebra

Answer 21

12

Question 22

where are cervical vertebra

Answer 22

top 7

Question 23

where are thoracic vertebra

Answer 23

middle 12

Question 24

costal facets

Answer 24

ONLY IN THORACIC. small indents on each side of body of vertebra

Question 25

how many lumbar vertebrae

Answer 25

5 - no features to identify

Question 26

how many fused vertebrae are in sacrum

Answer 26

5

Question 27

auricular surface

Answer 27

feature of sacrum. flat surface lining each side of posterior

Question 28

median sacral crest

Answer 28

on sacrum. line down middle of posterior side of sacrum

Question 29

sacral foramen

Answer 29

horizontal holes, 4 on each side, of foramen

Question 30

sacral canal

Answer 30

continuation of vertebral canal on sacrum

Question 31

sacral hiatus

Answer 31

arched opening at bottom of sacral canal

Question 32

superior articular process of the sacrum

Answer 32

process on either side of sacral canal that contains on articular facet

Question 33

promontory of the sacrum

Answer 33

middle top of anterior of sacrum

Question 34

coccyx

Answer 34

very end of sacrum (tailbone)

Question 35

manubrium (and its components)

Answer 35

top of anterior sternum. triangular. suprasternal notch clavicular notch costal notch

Question 36

suprasternal notch

Answer 36

notch on top of manubrium

Question 37

clavicular notch

Answer 37

notch on either side of suprasternal notch

Question 38

costal notch

Answer 38

notch on very side of manubrium

Question 39

body of sternum (and its parts)

Answer 39

middle of sternum above xiphoid process and below manubrium sternal angle and costal notch

Question 40

sternal angle

Answer 40

angle separating sternum from manubrium

Question 41

costal notch

Answer 41

6 of these. notches on both sides of body of sternum

Question 42

xiphoid process of sternum

Answer 42

small area below sternum

Question 43

RIBS (how many pairs)

Answer 43

12 pairs

Question 44

head of ribs

Answer 44

artiuculates with vertebral column

Question 45

tubercle of ribs

Answer 45

in between the head and the angle, has an articular facet for the transverse process attached

Question 46

neck

Answer 46

in between the tubercle and head

Question 47

shaft of ribs

Answer 47

middle of long part of bone

Question 48

costal groove of ribs

Answer 48

upper end of long part of rib boen

Question 49

costal cartilages

Answer 49

cartilage that connects rib to sternum