Skeletal And Surface Anatomy

Question 1

Rib

Answer 1

Head
Neck
Tubercle
Costal Groove
Body (shaft)
Angle

Question 2

Vertebra

Answer 2

Superior costal facet
Inferior costal facet
Costal facet for transverse process

Question 3

Rib-vertebra connection

Answer 3

2 synovial joints make up the costovertebral articulation of each rib

• the costal tubercle of each rib articulates with the costal facet of its accompanying vertebra
• the head of most ribs articulates with the vertebra of its own number and the vertebra immediately superior
• Ribs 1, 11 and 12 typically articulate only with their own vertebrae

Question 4

Sternum

Answer 4

Jugular notch
Clavicular notch
The manubrium
The sternal angle
The body
The xiphoid process

Question 5

True ribs (ribs 1-7)

Answer 5

Attach directly to the sternum through their costal cartilages

Question 6

False ribs (8-10)

Answer 6

Attach thru their costal cartilages to the rib above

Question 7

Floating ribs (11 and 12)

Answer 7

Don’t attach to a skeletal element anteriorly

Question 8

Clavicle and Scapula

Answer 8

Clavicle
Scapula
Acromion
Coracoid process
Sternoclavicular joint
Acromioclavicular joint