Vertebral Bones

Question 1

Name the regions of the vertebral column

Answer 1

Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacrum (1), Coccyx (1)

Question 2

How many vertebrae are in the cervical curve?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

How many vertebrae are in the thoracic curve?

Answer 3

12

Question 4

How many vertebrae are in the lumbar curve?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

How many vertebrae are in the sacral curve?

Answer 5

5 fused together into 1

Question 6

How many spinal curves are there in a fetus and adult

Answer 6

A fetus has 1 and an adult has 4

Question 7

What is the name of the first vertebrae?

Answer 7

Atlas of the cervical vertebrae

Question 8

What does the first vertebra articulate with?

Answer 8

The occipital condyles of the occipital bone

Question 9

What is the name of the second vertebra in the spine?

Answer 9

The axis

Question 10

What vertebrae do ribs articulate with?

Answer 10

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 11

What ribs articulate with the sternum?

Answer 11

Ribs 1-7

Question 12

What are ribs 1-7 called?

Answer 12

True ribs

Question 13

What are ribs 8-12 called?

Answer 13

False ribs

Question 14

What are ribs 8-10 called?

Answer 14

Vertebrochondral ribs

Question 15

What are ribs 11-12 called?

Answer 15

Floating ribs

Question 16

Features of the atlas

Answer 16

Posterior arch, superior articular facet, transverse process, transverse foramen, articular surface for dens of axis, and anterior arch

Question 17

Features of axis

Answer 17

Spinous process, lamina, superior articular facet, inferior articular process/ facet, articular surface for anterior arch of atlas

Question 18

Features on other cervical vertebrae

Answer 18

Body, pedicle, bifid spinous process

Question 19

How do thoracic vertebrae articulate with one another?

Answer 19

The superior articular facet (on the superior articular process) will articulate with the inferior articular facet (on the inferior articular process) on the vertebra above it

• the body of each vertebra is connected to each other by intervertebral disks

Question 20

What facets are on T1?

Answer 20

Superior articular facet and inferior articular demifacet

Question 21

What vertebrae have facets?

Answer 21

T 1, 10-12

Question 22

What is true about facets on thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 22

They are only superior

Question 23

What thoracic vertebrae have only demifacet?

Answer 23

T 2-9

Question 24

What is special about T9?

Answer 24

It only has a superior demifacet

Question 25

How do ribs 2-8 articulate with vertebrae?

Answer 25

• The head of the rib articulates with the inferior demifacet no the vertebra above and the superior demifacet below
• The tubercle of the rib articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra with its same number
  ex: the transverse process of T4 articulates with the tubercle on rib 4

Question 26

What are the features of the sternum?

Answer 26

Manurium, suprasternal/jugular notch, clavicular notch, sternal angle, body and xiphoid process