trunk

Question 1

joint formed by articulation of the sternum and ribs

Answer 1

sternocostal joint

Question 2

3 bones of the anterior trunk

Answer 2

sternum
ribs
iliac crest

Question 3

3 bones of the pelvic girdle

Answer 3

ilium
pubis
ischium

Question 4

midline joint between the two pubic bones

Answer 4

pubic symphysis

Question 5

4 bones of the posterior trunk

Answer 5

scapula
vertebrae
sacrum (fused vertebrae)
coccyx

Question 6

joints formed by articulation of the ribs and vertebrae

Answer 6

costovertebral joints

Question 7

joint formed by articulation of the sacrum and ilium

Answer 7

sacroiliac joint

Question 8

inferior sternum

Answer 8

xiphoid process

Question 9

how many cervical vertebrae are there

Answer 9

7

Question 10

how many thoracic vertebrae are there

Answer 10

12

Question 11

how many lumbar vertebrae are there

Answer 11

5

Question 12

how many sacrum vertebrae are there

Answer 12

5 (fused together)

Question 13

8 bony landmarks of a vertebrae

Answer 13

spinous process
transverse process
arch
laminae
superior articular process
spinal foramen
pedicle
body

Question 14

roles of the intervertebral discs

Answer 14

shock absorption
facilitate movement

Question 15

what is the tough outer case of the intervertebral discs

Answer 15

annulus fibrosis

Question 16

what is the soft centre of the intervertebral discs

Answer 16

nucleus pulposus

Question 17

hyperkyphosis

Answer 17

convex top of spine

Question 18

hyperlordosis

Answer 18

concave lower spine

Question 19

ligament network connecting anterior surfaces of the pedicles

Answer 19

ligamentum flavum

Question 20

ligament running vertically along the spine

Answer 20

anterior longitudinal ligament

Question 21

ligaments connecting adjacent transverse processes

Answer 21

intertransverse ligaments

Question 22

ligament attaching vertebral discs

Answer 22

posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 23

2 ligaments of the spine

Answer 23

interspinous
supraspinous

Question 24

how many pairs of cranial nerves do we have

Answer 24

12

Question 25

how many pairs of spinal nerves do we have

Answer 25

31

Question 26

cervical plexus

Answer 26

C1 - C5
supplies muscles of the neck, shoulders and diaphragm

Question 27

brachial plexus

Answer 27

C4 - T1
supplies muscles of the shoulder and arm

Question 28

lumbar plexus

Answer 28

L1 - L4
supplies muscles of the hip, abdomen and genitalia

Question 29

sacral plexus

Answer 29

S1 - S4
supplies muscles of leg, glutes and feet

Question 30

coccygeal plexus

Answer 30

coccyx
supplies muscles of the hip, abdomen and genitalia

Question 31

5 main muscles of the trunk

Answer 31

deltoid
pectoralis minor & major
abdominal fascia
obliques internal & external
trapezius
latissimus dorsi

Question 32

2 main muscles of the neck

Answer 32

sternocleidomastoid
scalenus (anterior, medius, posterior)

Question 33

2 anterior muscles of the neck

Answer 33

longus capitis
longus colli

Question 34

3 posterior muscles of the neck

Answer 34

semispinalis capitis
semispinalis cervicis
splenius capitis

Question 35

3 muscles in the deep trunk

Answer 35

rectus abdominis
transverse abdominis
quadratus lumborum

Question 36

4 muscles at the spinae

Answer 36

iliocostalis
longissimus
multifidus
spinalis

Question 37

superior sternum

Answer 37

manubrium