Test 2 - Vertebral Column & Ribs

Question 1

Body or Centrum

Answer 1

Center of solid part of each vertebra

Question 2

Vertebral Arch

Answer 2

Hollow middle part of each vertebra

Question 3

Vertebral foramen

Answer 3

Hole formed by the vertebral arch

Question 4

Transverse process

Answer 4

Side arms of each vertebra

Question 5

Spinous Process

Answer 5

Middle arm of each vertebra

Question 6

Cervical Vertebrae

Answer 6

7 vertebrae
Top of spine
Includes Atlas and Axis

Question 7

Atlas C1

Answer 7

Head nods yes
Has longer lateral masses and a round foramen
Has transverse foramen (side holes)

Question 8

Axis C2

Answer 8

Head shakes no
Has more round superior articular facets
Includes a pointy dens
Foramen is more heart shaped

Question 9

Dens or Odontoid process

Answer 9

Point knob that sticks out of C2

Question 10

Thoracic Vertebrae

Answer 10

12 vertebrae
Middle of spine
Giraffe face
Heart shaped body
Costal facets that meet the ribs
Processes sit at an angle

Question 11

Lumbar Vertebrae

Answer 11

5 vertebrae
Bottom of spine
Very round thick body
Processes stick straight out at right angles
Moose face
Pointy

Question 12

Sacrum

Answer 12

Pelvis

5 fused vertebrae

Question 13

Coccyx

Answer 13

3-5 fused vertebrae

Pointy tailbone at very bottom of spine

Question 14

Sternum

Answer 14

Center of chest

Question 15

Manubrium

Answer 15

“Handle”

Top of sternum

Question 16

Body or Gladiolus

Answer 16

Flat “blade”

Long middle part of sternum

Question 17

Xiphoid Process

Answer 17

Point tip of sternum

Question 18

Ribs

Answer 18

12 pairs
7 “true” ribs (connected to sternum)
5 “false” ribs (connected to each other)
11 & 12 are floating ribs (connected to nothing)