Skeleton System #2

Question 1

Intervertebral Discs

Answer 1

Found between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae

Question 2

Atlas

Answer 2

Name of the first vertebrae and doesn’t move

Question 3

Axis

Answer 3

Name of the second vertebrae; moves and rotates

Question 4

Cervical (7)

Answer 4

Vertebrae in the neck

Question 5

Lumbar (5)

Answer 5

Vertebrae in the low back

Question 6

True ribs

Answer 6

Ribs that attach directly to the sternum

Question 7

False Ribs

Answer 7

Attaches to the cartilage of the seventh rib

Question 8

Floating Ribs

Answer 8

Ribs that have no attachment to the sternum

Question 9

Coccyx (1)

Answer 9

Name for the tailbone

Question 10

Thoracic (12)

Answer 10

Vertebrae found in the chest cavity region

Question 11

Costal Cartilage

Answer 11

Contributes to the elasticity of the thoracic cage

Question 12

Sacrum (5 fused vertebrae)

Answer 12

Triangular-shaped bone that serves as a strong foundation for the pelvic girdle

Question 13

Thorax

Answer 13

Encloses and protects the organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 14

Vertebral Arch

Answer 14

Protects the spinal cord

Question 15

Several Processes

Answer 15

Serves as sites for muscle attachment

Question 16

Scoliosis

Answer 16

Lateral curvature of the spine

Question 17

Hyoid Bone

Answer 17

When it breaks, it shows you have been strangled

Question 18

Lordosis

Answer 18

Forward curvature of the lumbar spine

Question 19

Kyphosis

Answer 19

A hunchback look to the thoracic spine

Question 20

Parts of the sternum

Answer 20

Manubrium
Sternal Body
Xiphoid Process

Question 21

Number of Ribs

Answer 21

12

Question 22

Fontanelle

Answer 22

Name for a baby’s soft spot