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

midline joint between the two pubic bones

Answer 3

pubic symphysis

Question 4

4 bones of the posterior trunk

Answer 4

scapula
vertebrae
sacrum (fused vertebrae)
coccyx

Question 5

joints formed by articulation of the ribs and vertebrae

Answer 5

costovertebral joints

Question 6

inferior sternum

Answer 6

xiphoid process

Question 7

how many cervical vertebrae are there

Answer 7

7

Question 8

how many thoracic vertebrae are there

Answer 8

12

Question 9

how many lumbar vertebrae are there

Answer 9

5

Question 10

how many sacrum vertebrae are there

Answer 10

5 (fused together)

Question 11

8 bony landmarks of a vertebrae

Answer 11

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

Question 12

roles of the intervertebral discs

Answer 12

shock absorption
facilitate movement

Question 13

what is the tough outer case of the intervertebral discs

Answer 13

annulus fibrosis

Question 14

what is the soft centre of the intervertebral discs

Answer 14

nucleus pulposus

Question 15

hyperkyphosis

Answer 15

convex top of spine

Question 16

hyperlordosis

Answer 16

concave lower spine

Question 17

ligaments connecting adjacent transverse processes

Answer 17

intertransverse ligaments

Question 18

ligament attaching vertebral discs

Answer 18

posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 19

2 ligaments of the spine

Answer 19

interspinous
supraspinous

Question 20

how many pairs of cranial nerves do we have

Answer 20

12

Question 21

how many pairs of spinal nerves do we have

Answer 21

31

Question 22

cervical plexus

Answer 22

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

Question 23

brachial plexus

Answer 23

C4 - T1
supplies muscles of the shoulder and arm

Question 24

lumbar plexus

Answer 24

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

Question 25

sacral plexus

Answer 25

S1 - S4 supplies muscles of leg, glutes and feet

Question 26

coccygeal plexus

Answer 26

coccyx supplies muscles of the hip, abdomen and genitalia

Question 27

5 main muscles of the trunk

Answer 27

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

Question 28

2 main muscles of the neck

Answer 28

sternocleidomastoid scalenus (anterior, medius, posterior)

Question 29

2 anterior muscles of the neck

Answer 29

longus capitis longus colli

Question 30

3 posterior muscles of the neck

Answer 30

semispinalis capitis semispinalis cervicis splenius capitis

Question 31

3 muscles in the deep trunk

Answer 31

rectus abdominis transverse abdominis quadratus lumborum

Question 32

4 muscles at the spinae

Answer 32

iliocostalis longissimus multifidus spinalis

Question 33

superior sternum

Answer 33

manubrium